diff --git a/lark/parsers/earley_forest.py b/lark/parsers/earley_forest.py
index 89522cd..bbceb42 100644
--- a/lark/parsers/earley_forest.py
+++ b/lark/parsers/earley_forest.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class PackedNode(ForestNode):
         ambiguously. Hence, we use the sort order to identify
         the order in which ambiguous children should be considered.
         """
-        return self.is_empty, -self.priority, -self.rule.order
+        return self.is_empty, -self.priority, self.rule.order
 
     def __iter__(self):
         return iter([self.left, self.right])