diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine.Tests/Help/HelpBuilderTests.cs b/src/System.CommandLine.Tests/Help/HelpBuilderTests.cs
index b204986d0d..c3c2a322f3 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine.Tests/Help/HelpBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine.Tests/Help/HelpBuilderTests.cs
@@ -1275,14 +1275,14 @@ public void Option_aliases_are_shown_before_long_names_regardless_of_alphabetica
         {
             var command = new RootCommand
             {
-                new Option(new[] { "-z", "-a", "--zzz", "--aaa" })
+                new Option(new[] { "--aaa", "--zzz", "-z", "-a" })
             };
 
             _helpBuilder.Write(command);
 
             _console
                 .Out
-                .ToString().Should().Contain("-a, -z, --aaa, --zzz");
+                .ToString().Should().Contain("-z, -a, --aaa, --zzz");
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ public void Option_help_can_be_requested_in_isolation()
 
             output
                 .Should()
-                .Be("-a, -z, --aaa, --zzz    from a to z");
+                .Be("-z, -a, --zzz, --aaa    from a to z");
         }
 
         #endregion Options
diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpBuilder.cs b/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpBuilder.cs
index 2ce45190c3..9a59875985 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpBuilder.cs
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ private IEnumerable<HelpItem> GetOptionHelpItems(IIdentifierSymbol symbol)
                              .Aliases
                              .Select(r => r.SplitPrefix())
                              .OrderBy(r => r.prefix, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                             .ThenBy(r => r.alias, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                              .GroupBy(t => t.alias)
                              .Select(t => t.First())
                              .Select(t => $"{t.prefix}{t.alias}");
diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpOption.cs b/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpOption.cs
index af2aa38e68..24cdafa475 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpOption.cs
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpOption.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ internal class HelpOption : Option
     {
         public HelpOption() : base(new[]
         {
+            "-?",
+            "/?",
             "-h",
             "/h",
-            "--help",
-            "-?",
-            "/?"
+            "--help"
         }, Resources.Instance.HelpOptionDescription())
         {
             DisallowBinding = true;