diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/236.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/236.out
index 1dad24db0d..bb2d71ea5e 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/236.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/236.out
@@ -45,23 +45,23 @@ write -P0xcd 0x3ff0000 64k
     "actions": [
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "name": "bitmapB"
+          "name": "bitmapB",
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-disable"
       },
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
+          "granularity": 65536,
           "name": "bitmapC",
-          "granularity": 65536
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-add"
       },
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "name": "bitmapA"
+          "name": "bitmapA",
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-clear"
       },
@@ -105,30 +105,30 @@ write -P0xcd 0x3ff0000 64k
     "actions": [
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "name": "bitmapB"
+          "name": "bitmapB",
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-disable"
       },
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
+          "granularity": 65536,
           "name": "bitmapC",
-          "granularity": 65536
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-add"
       },
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "name": "bitmapC"
+          "name": "bitmapC",
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-disable"
       },
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "name": "bitmapC"
+          "name": "bitmapC",
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-enable"
       }
@@ -158,15 +158,15 @@ write -P0xea 0x3fe0000 64k
     "actions": [
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "name": "bitmapA"
+          "name": "bitmapA",
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-disable"
       },
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "name": "bitmapC"
+          "name": "bitmapC",
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-disable"
       }
@@ -209,21 +209,21 @@ write -P0xea 0x3fe0000 64k
     "actions": [
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
           "disabled": true,
+          "granularity": 65536,
           "name": "bitmapD",
-          "granularity": 65536
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-add"
       },
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "target": "bitmapD",
           "bitmaps": [
             "bitmapB",
             "bitmapC"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "node": "drive0",
+          "target": "bitmapD"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-merge"
       },
@@ -273,21 +273,21 @@ write -P0xea 0x3fe0000 64k
     "actions": [
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
           "disabled": true,
+          "granularity": 65536,
           "name": "bitmapD",
-          "granularity": 65536
+          "node": "drive0"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-add"
       },
       {
         "data": {
-          "node": "drive0",
-          "target": "bitmapD",
           "bitmaps": [
             "bitmapB",
             "bitmapC"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "node": "drive0",
+          "target": "bitmapD"
         },
         "type": "block-dirty-bitmap-merge"
       }
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 71214d46b5..b461f53abf 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -76,15 +76,16 @@ def qemu_img(*args):
         sys.stderr.write('qemu-img received signal %i: %s\n' % (-exitcode, ' '.join(qemu_img_args + list(args))))
     return exitcode
 
-def ordered_kwargs(kwargs):
-    # kwargs prior to 3.6 are not ordered, so:
-    od = OrderedDict()
-    for k, v in sorted(kwargs.items()):
-        if isinstance(v, dict):
-            od[k] = ordered_kwargs(v)
-        else:
-            od[k] = v
-    return od
+def ordered_qmp(qmsg):
+    # Dictionaries are not ordered prior to 3.6, therefore:
+    if isinstance(qmsg, list):
+        return [ordered_qmp(atom) for atom in qmsg]
+    if isinstance(qmsg, dict):
+        od = OrderedDict()
+        for k, v in sorted(qmsg.items()):
+            od[k] = ordered_qmp(v)
+        return od
+    return qmsg
 
 def qemu_img_create(*args):
     args = list(args)
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ class VM(qtest.QEMUQtestMachine):
     def qmp_log(self, cmd, filters=[], indent=None, **kwargs):
         full_cmd = OrderedDict((
             ("execute", cmd),
-            ("arguments", ordered_kwargs(kwargs))
+            ("arguments", ordered_qmp(kwargs))
         ))
         log(full_cmd, filters, indent=indent)
         result = self.qmp(cmd, **kwargs)