diff --git a/lib/utils/error-message.js b/lib/utils/error-message.js
index 4fc14c92c17a9..578bcc82287de 100644
--- a/lib/utils/error-message.js
+++ b/lib/utils/error-message.js
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ const errorMessage = (er, npm) => {
         'Not compatible with your version of node/npm: ' + er.pkgid,
         'Required: ' + JSON.stringify(er.required),
         'Actual:   ' +
-        JSON.stringify({ npm: npm.version, node: process.version }),
+        JSON.stringify({ node: process.version, npm: npm.version }),
       ].join('\n')])
       break
 
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/error-message.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/error-message.js.test.cjs
index 80cfdd880c582..af91a3ce0427c 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/error-message.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/error-message.js.test.cjs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Object {
       String(
         Not compatible with your version of node/npm: some@package
         Required: undefined
-        Actual:   {"npm":"123.456.789-npm","node":"123.456.789-node"}
+        Actual:   {"node":"123.456.789-node","npm":"123.456.789-npm"}
       ),
     ],
   ],
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ Object {
       String(
         Not compatible with your version of node/npm: some@package
         Required: undefined
-        Actual:   {"npm":"123.456.789-npm","node":"123.456.789-node"}
+        Actual:   {"node":"123.456.789-node","npm":"123.456.789-npm"}
       ),
     ],
   ],