diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/llm.py b/vllm/entrypoints/llm.py
index 9c3d3bb454c5..c9ab68525503 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/llm.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/llm.py
@@ -155,4 +155,8 @@ class LLM:
                         pbar.update(1)
         if use_tqdm:
             pbar.close()
+        # Sort the outputs by request ID.
+        # This is necessary because some requests may be finished earlier than
+        # its previous requests.
+        outputs = sorted(outputs, key=lambda x: int(x.request_id))
         return outputs