diff --git a/__tests__/lib/__snapshots__/sort.js.snap b/__tests__/lib/__snapshots__/sort.js.snap
index ff8f5c7cc..134b42c51 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/__snapshots__/sort.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/lib/__snapshots__/sort.js.snap
@@ -107,3 +107,29 @@ Array [
   },
 ]
 `;
+
+exports[`sort toc with files absolute path 2`] = `
+Array [
+  Object {
+    "context": Object {
+      "sortKey": "a",
+    },
+    "memberof": "classB",
+    "name": "apples",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "context": Object {
+      "sortKey": "c",
+    },
+    "memberof": "classB",
+    "name": "bananas",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "context": Object {
+      "sortKey": "b",
+    },
+    "memberof": "classB",
+    "name": "carrot",
+  },
+]
+`;
diff --git a/__tests__/lib/sort.js b/__tests__/lib/sort.js
index df6ca8856..cdc7b2a11 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/sort.js
+++ b/__tests__/lib/sort.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-var sort = require('../../src/sort'), path = require('path');
+var sort = require('../../src/sort'),
+  path = require('path');
 
 test('sort stream alphanumeric', function() {
   var apples = { context: { sortKey: 'a' }, name: 'apples' };
@@ -204,3 +205,31 @@ test('sort toc with files absolute path', function() {
     })
   ).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
+
+test('sort toc with files absolute path', function() {
+  var apples = {
+    context: { sortKey: 'a' },
+    name: 'apples',
+    memberof: 'classB'
+  };
+  var carrot = {
+    context: { sortKey: 'b' },
+    name: 'carrot',
+    memberof: 'classB'
+  };
+  var bananas = {
+    context: { sortKey: 'c' },
+    name: 'bananas',
+    memberof: 'classB'
+  };
+
+  var snowflake = {
+    name: 'snowflake',
+    file: path.join(__dirname, '../fixture/snowflake.md')
+  };
+  expect(
+    sort([carrot, apples, bananas], {
+      sortOrder: 'alpha'
+    })
+  ).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
diff --git a/src/sort.js b/src/sort.js
index 2bc54bd51..0a8b0176f 100644
--- a/src/sort.js
+++ b/src/sort.js
@@ -94,25 +94,21 @@ module.exports = function sortDocs(comments: Array<Comment>, options: Object) {
   return fixed.concat(unfixed);
 };
 
-function compare(a: string, b: string) {
-  return a.localeCompare(b, undefined, { caseFirst: 'upper' });
-}
-
-function compareCommentsByName(a, b) {
-  var akey = a.memberof || a.name;
-  var bkey = b.memberof || b.name;
+function compareCommentsByName(a: Comment, b: Comment): number {
+  const akey: ?string = a.name;
+  const bkey: ?string = b.name;
 
   if (akey && bkey) {
-    return compare(akey, bkey);
+    return akey.localeCompare(bkey, undefined, { caseFirst: 'upper' });
   }
   return 0;
 }
 
-function compareCommentsBySourceLocation(a, b) {
+function compareCommentsBySourceLocation(a: Comment, b: Comment): number {
   return a.context.sortKey.localeCompare(b.context.sortKey);
 }
 
-function sortComments(comments, sortOrder) {
+function sortComments(comments: Array<Comment>, sortOrder: string) {
   return comments.sort(
     sortOrder === 'alpha'
       ? compareCommentsByName