diff --git a/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesGeoIndex.h b/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesGeoIndex.h
index fd30736849..afbc706b97 100644
--- a/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesGeoIndex.h
+++ b/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesGeoIndex.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ friend class MMFilesGeoIndexIterator;
   
   bool canBeDropped() const override { return true; }
 
-  bool isSorted() const override { return false; }
+  bool isSorted() const override { return true; }
 
   bool hasSelectivityEstimate() const override { return false; }