diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0c39aa20b6ba..435eeeb81efa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,38 +7,38 @@
 # command after changing this file, to see if there are
 # any tracked files which get ignored after the change.
 #
-# Normal rules
+# Normal rules (sorted alphabetically)
 #
 .*
+*.a
+*.bin
+*.bz2
+*.c.[012]*.*
+*.dwo
+*.elf
+*.gcno
+*.gz
+*.i
+*.ko
+*.ll
+*.lst
+*.lz4
+*.lzma
+*.lzo
+*.mod.c
 *.o
 *.o.*
-*.a
+*.order
+*.patch
 *.s
-*.ko
 *.so
 *.so.dbg
-*.mod.c
-*.i
-*.lst
-*.symtypes
-*.order
-*.elf
-*.bin
-*.tar
-*.gz
-*.bz2
-*.lzma
-*.xz
-*.lz4
-*.lzo
-*.patch
-*.gcno
-*.ll
-modules.builtin
-Module.symvers
-*.dwo
 *.su
-*.c.[012]*.*
+*.symtypes
+*.tar
+*.xz
+Module.symvers
+modules.builtin
 
 #
 # Top-level generic files