diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
index 15de2276ea..af870d515a 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ overview of their function and contents.
       described here in this glossary.
 
 .. glossary::
+   :sorted:
 
    :term:`ASSUME_PROVIDED`
       Lists recipe names (:term:`PN` values) BitBake does not