diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.cxx
index b824e4708..9b12393c5 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.cxx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <float.h>
 
 #include <memory> // auto_ptr
+#include <set>
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 class cmCTestSubdirCommand : public cmCommand
@@ -617,9 +618,13 @@ int cmCTestTestHandler::ProcessHandler()
                  << "The following tests FAILED:" << std::endl);
       this->StartLogFile("TestsFailed", ofs);
 
-      std::vector<cmCTestTestHandler::cmCTestTestResult>::iterator ftit;
-      for(ftit = this->TestResults.begin();
-          ftit != this->TestResults.end(); ++ftit)
+      typedef std::set<cmCTestTestHandler::cmCTestTestResult,
+                       cmCTestTestResultLess> SetOfTests;
+      SetOfTests resultsSet(this->TestResults.begin(),
+                            this->TestResults.end());
+
+      for(SetOfTests::iterator ftit = resultsSet.begin();
+          ftit != resultsSet.end(); ++ftit)
         {
         if ( ftit->Status != cmCTestTestHandler::COMPLETED )
           {
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.h b/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.h
index 3089d35d4..8e59e5915 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.h
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.h
@@ -125,7 +125,16 @@ public:
     cmCTestTestProperties* Properties;
   };
 
-  // add configuraitons to a search path for an executable
+  struct cmCTestTestResultLess
+  {
+    bool operator() (const cmCTestTestResult &lhs,
+                     const cmCTestTestResult &rhs) const
+    {
+    return lhs.TestCount < rhs.TestCount;
+    }
+  };
+
+  // add configurations to a search path for an executable
   static void AddConfigurations(cmCTest *ctest,
                                 std::vector<std::string> &attempted,
                                 std::vector<std::string> &attemptedConfigs,
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ public:
 
   typedef std::vector<cmCTestTestProperties> ListOfTests;
 protected:
-  // comput a final test list
+  // compute a final test list
   virtual int PreProcessHandler();
   virtual int PostProcessHandler();
   virtual void GenerateTestCommand(std::vector<std::string>& args);