diff --git a/compiler/global/linearity.ml b/compiler/global/linearity.ml
index 9208545..cd30d15 100644
--- a/compiler/global/linearity.ml
+++ b/compiler/global/linearity.ml
@@ -95,3 +95,18 @@ let rec lin_to_string = function
 let print_linearity ff l =
   fprintf ff " %s" (lin_to_string l)
 
+let rec linearity_compare l1 l2 = match l1, l2 with
+  | Ltop, Ltop -> 0
+  | Lvar v1, Lvar v2 -> compare v1 v2
+  | Lat v1, Lat v2 -> compare v1 v2
+  | Ltuple l1, Ltuple l2 -> list_compare linearity_compare l1 l2
+
+  | Ltop, _ -> 1
+
+  | Lvar _, Ltop -> -1
+  | Lvar _, _ -> 1
+
+  | Lat _ , (Ltop | Lvar _) -> -1
+  | Lat _ , _ -> 1
+
+  | Ltuple _, _ -> -1
diff --git a/compiler/minils/mls_compare.ml b/compiler/minils/mls_compare.ml
index 66207c4..f290cf0 100644
--- a/compiler/minils/mls_compare.ml
+++ b/compiler/minils/mls_compare.ml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ struct
     let cr = Global_compare.type_compare w1.w_ty w2.w_ty in
     if cr <> 0 then cr
     else
+      let cr = Linearity.linearity_compare w1.w_linearity w2.w_linearity in
+      if cr <> 0 then cr
+      else
       match w1.w_desc, w2.w_desc with
       | Wconst se1, Wconst se2 -> Global_compare.static_exp_compare se1 se2
       | Wvar vi1, Wvar vi2 -> ident_compare vi1 vi2
@@ -50,6 +53,9 @@ struct
     let cr = Global_compare.type_compare e1.e_ty e2.e_ty in
     if cr <> 0 then cr
     else
+      let cr = Linearity.linearity_compare e1.e_linearity e2.e_linearity in
+      if cr <> 0 then cr
+      else
       let cr = C.clock_compare e1.e_base_ck e2.e_base_ck in
       if cr <> 0 then cr
       else