diff --git a/tools/aconfig/src/commands.rs b/tools/aconfig/src/commands.rs
index 0ac84b2..bf45921 100644
--- a/tools/aconfig/src/commands.rs
+++ b/tools/aconfig/src/commands.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // Create a sorted parsed_flags
+    crate::protos::parsed_flags::sort_parsed_flags(&mut parsed_flags);
     crate::protos::parsed_flags::verify_fields(&parsed_flags)?;
     let mut output = Vec::new();
     parsed_flags.write_to_vec(&mut output)?;
diff --git a/tools/aconfig/src/protos.rs b/tools/aconfig/src/protos.rs
index a621b87..4ddada7 100644
--- a/tools/aconfig/src/protos.rs
+++ b/tools/aconfig/src/protos.rs
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@
         Ok(merged)
     }
 
+    pub fn sort_parsed_flags(pf: &mut ProtoParsedFlags) {
+        pf.parsed_flag.sort_by_key(create_sorting_key);
+    }
+
     fn create_sorting_key(pf: &ProtoParsedFlag) -> String {
         format!("{}.{}", pf.package(), pf.name())
     }
diff --git a/tools/aconfig/tests/test.aconfig b/tools/aconfig/tests/test.aconfig
index a8f6652..d7ac919 100644
--- a/tools/aconfig/tests/test.aconfig
+++ b/tools/aconfig/tests/test.aconfig
@@ -2,25 +2,6 @@
 
 # This flag's final value is calculated from:
 # - test.aconfig: DISABLED + READ_WRITE (default)
-# - first.values: DISABLED + READ_ONLY
-flag {
-    name: "disabled_ro"
-    namespace: "aconfig_test"
-    description: "This flag is DISABLED + READ_ONLY"
-    bug: "123"
-}
-
-# This flag's final value is calculated from:
-# - test.aconfig: DISABLED + READ_WRITE (default)
-flag {
-    name: "disabled_rw"
-    namespace: "aconfig_test"
-    description: "This flag is DISABLED + READ_WRITE"
-    bug: "456"
-}
-
-# This flag's final value is calculated from:
-# - test.aconfig: DISABLED + READ_WRITE (default)
 # - first.values: DISABLED + READ_WRITE
 # - second.values: ENABLED + READ_ONLY
 flag {
@@ -40,3 +21,22 @@
     description: "This flag is ENABLED + READ_WRITE"
     # no bug field: bug is not mandatory
 }
+
+# This flag's final value is calculated from:
+# - test.aconfig: DISABLED + READ_WRITE (default)
+# - first.values: DISABLED + READ_ONLY
+flag {
+    name: "disabled_ro"
+    namespace: "aconfig_test"
+    description: "This flag is DISABLED + READ_ONLY"
+    bug: "123"
+}
+
+# This flag's final value is calculated from:
+# - test.aconfig: DISABLED + READ_WRITE (default)
+flag {
+    name: "disabled_rw"
+    namespace: "aconfig_test"
+    description: "This flag is DISABLED + READ_WRITE"
+    bug: "456"
+}