diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
index 3cbd8d3ac..47c87f742 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         size_t getSize() const;
         int getDynamicSize() const;
 
+        /// @note The record identifiers are listed in the order that the records were defined by the content files.
         void listIdentifier(std::vector<std::string> &list) const;
 
         T *insert(const T &item);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 5b2624f4c..8b53d1675 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1496,6 +1496,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             std::vector<std::string> ids;
             getStore().get<ESM::Race>().listIdentifier(ids);
 
+            std::sort(ids.begin(), ids.end());
+
             unsigned int i=0;
 
             for (; i<ids.size(); ++i)