1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pom.c b/pom.c
index e19c287..4f8882f 100644
--- a/pom.c
+++ b/pom.c
@@ -1414,13 +1414,19 @@ pom_conf_location(const pom_conf *conf, const char *key, const char **file, uint
 		if (line) *line = item->line;
 		return true;
 	} else if ((i = conf_binary_search_sections(conf, key, 0, &found)), found) {
-		// pick an item from this section
+		// pick item from this section with least line number
 		const struct conf_section *section = &conf->sections[i];
 		if (section->conf.items_count == 0)
 			goto fail;
-		item = &section->conf.items[0];
-		if (file) *file = item->file;
-		if (line) *line = item->line;
+		uint64_t least_line = UINT64_MAX;
+		for (i = 0; i < section->conf.items_count; i++) {
+			item = &section->conf.items[i];
+			if (item->line < least_line) {
+				if (file) *file = item->file;
+				if (line) *line = item->line;
+				least_line = item->line;
+			}
+		}
 		return true;
 	} else {
 	fail: