diff --git a/src/common/bts.c b/src/common/bts.c
index 0608df125..610b0722c 100644
--- a/src/common/bts.c
+++ b/src/common/bts.c
@@ -379,11 +379,12 @@ int bts_init(struct gsm_bts *bts)
 	tall_rtp_ctx = talloc_pool(tall_bts_ctx, 262144);
 	osmo_rtp_init(tall_rtp_ctx);
 
-	/* features implemented in 'common', available for all models */
-	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_ETWS_PN);
-	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_IPV6_NSVC);
+	/* features implemented in 'common', available for all models,
+	 * order alphabetically */
 	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_ABIS_OSMO_PCU);
 	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_DYN_TS_SDCCH8);
+	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_ETWS_PN);
+	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_IPV6_NSVC);
 
 	rc = bts_model_init(bts);
 	if (rc < 0) {
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-octphy/l1_if.c b/src/osmo-bts-octphy/l1_if.c
index ebd960e36..110f8a3f7 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-octphy/l1_if.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-octphy/l1_if.c
@@ -773,11 +773,12 @@ int bts_model_init(struct gsm_bts *bts)
 	/* FIXME: what is the nominal transmit power of the PHY/board? */
 	bts->c0->nominal_power = 15;
 
-	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_GPRS);
-	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_OML_ALERTS);
+	/* order alphabetically */
 #if defined(cOCTVC1_GSM_LOGICAL_CHANNEL_COMBINATION_ENUM_FCCH_SCH_BCCH_CCCH_SDCCH4_CBCH_SACCHC4) && defined(cOCTVC1_GSM_LOGICAL_CHANNEL_COMBINATION_ENUM_SDCCH8_CBCH_SACCHC8)
 	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_CBCH);
 #endif
+	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_GPRS);
+	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_OML_ALERTS);
 	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_SPEECH_F_V1);
 	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_SPEECH_H_V1);
 
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-omldummy/bts_model.c b/src/osmo-bts-omldummy/bts_model.c
index f5d59a30f..46fa84b59 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-omldummy/bts_model.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-omldummy/bts_model.c
@@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ uint32_t trx_get_hlayer1(const struct gsm_bts_trx *trx)
 int bts_model_init(struct gsm_bts *bts)
 {
 	bts->variant = BTS_OSMO_OMLDUMMY;
+	/* order alphabetically */
+	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_BCCH_POWER_RED);
 	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_CBCH);
 	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_HOPPING);
-	osmo_bts_set_feature(bts->features, BTS_FEAT_BCCH_POWER_RED);
 	return 0;
 }