diff --git a/clippy_dev/src/lib.rs b/clippy_dev/src/lib.rs
index 43cb2954b74..1453ac7efa3 100644
--- a/clippy_dev/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_dev/src/lib.rs
@@ -146,16 +146,32 @@ pub fn gen_deprecated<'a>(lints: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Lint>) -> Vec<String>
 }
 
 #[must_use]
-pub fn gen_register_lint_list<'a>(lints: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Lint>) -> Vec<String> {
-    let pre = "    store.register_lints(&[".to_string();
-    let post = "    ]);".to_string();
-    let mut inner = lints
+pub fn gen_register_lint_list<'a>(
+    internal_lints: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Lint>,
+    usable_lints: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Lint>,
+) -> Vec<String> {
+    let header = "    store.register_lints(&[".to_string();
+    let footer = "    ]);".to_string();
+    let internal_lints = internal_lints
+        .sorted_by_key(|l| format!("        &{}::{},", l.module, l.name.to_uppercase()))
+        .map(|l| {
+            format!(
+                "        #[cfg(feature = \"internal-lints\")]\n        &{}::{},",
+                l.module,
+                l.name.to_uppercase()
+            )
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<String>>();
+    let other_lints = usable_lints
+        .sorted_by_key(|l| format!("        &{}::{},", l.module, l.name.to_uppercase()))
         .map(|l| format!("        &{}::{},", l.module, l.name.to_uppercase()))
         .sorted()
         .collect::<Vec<String>>();
-    inner.insert(0, pre);
-    inner.push(post);
-    inner
+    let mut lint_list = vec![header];
+    lint_list.extend(internal_lints);
+    lint_list.extend(other_lints);
+    lint_list.push(footer);
+    lint_list
 }
 
 /// Gathers all files in `src/clippy_lints` and gathers all lints inside
diff --git a/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs b/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
index fcf093f8835..edf6c5f57a4 100644
--- a/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn run(update_mode: UpdateMode) {
         "end register lints",
         false,
         update_mode == UpdateMode::Change,
-        || gen_register_lint_list(usable_lints.iter().chain(internal_lints.iter())),
+        || gen_register_lint_list(internal_lints.iter(), usable_lints.iter()),
     )
     .changed;
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index a58f7eb3666..fed7da3ee4f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -498,6 +498,24 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
 
     // begin register lints, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`
     store.register_lints(&[
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::CLIPPY_LINTS_INTERNAL,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::COLLAPSIBLE_SPAN_LINT_CALLS,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::COMPILER_LINT_FUNCTIONS,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::DEFAULT_LINT,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::INVALID_PATHS,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::LINT_WITHOUT_LINT_PASS,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::MATCH_TYPE_ON_DIAGNOSTIC_ITEM,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::OUTER_EXPN_EXPN_DATA,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::PRODUCE_ICE,
         &approx_const::APPROX_CONSTANT,
         &arithmetic::FLOAT_ARITHMETIC,
         &arithmetic::INTEGER_ARITHMETIC,
@@ -904,24 +922,6 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         &unwrap_in_result::UNWRAP_IN_RESULT,
         &use_self::USE_SELF,
         &useless_conversion::USELESS_CONVERSION,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::CLIPPY_LINTS_INTERNAL,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::COLLAPSIBLE_SPAN_LINT_CALLS,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::COMPILER_LINT_FUNCTIONS,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::DEFAULT_LINT,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::INVALID_PATHS,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::LINT_WITHOUT_LINT_PASS,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::MATCH_TYPE_ON_DIAGNOSTIC_ITEM,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::OUTER_EXPN_EXPN_DATA,
-        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
-        &utils::internal_lints::PRODUCE_ICE,
         &vec::USELESS_VEC,
         &vec_resize_to_zero::VEC_RESIZE_TO_ZERO,
         &verbose_file_reads::VERBOSE_FILE_READS,