diff --git a/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/ScoreSort.java b/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/ScoreSort.java
index d5f8567b9..a7d418cd0 100644
--- a/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/ScoreSort.java
+++ b/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/ScoreSort.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public static ScoreSort of(Function<Builder, ObjectBuilder<ScoreSort>> fn) {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public SortOptions.Kind _sortOptionsKind() {
-		return SortOptions.Kind.Doc;
+		return SortOptions.Kind.Score;
 	}
 
 	/**