diff --git a/lessc.inc.php b/lessc.inc.php
index 5c81ad2a..ff887359 100644
--- a/lessc.inc.php
+++ b/lessc.inc.php
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ protected function sortProps($props, $split = false) {
 		}
 
 		if ($split) {
-			return array(array_merge($vars, $imports), $other);
+			return array(array_merge($imports, $vars), $other);
 		} else {
-			return array_merge($vars, $imports, $other);
+			return array_merge($imports, $vars, $other);
 		}
 	}