diff --git a/Src/CmdLineExtensions.cs b/Src/CmdLineExtensions.cs
index 3470f9c..63f688e 100644
--- a/Src/CmdLineExtensions.cs
+++ b/Src/CmdLineExtensions.cs
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@ public static ConsoleColoredString FormatParameterUsage(this FieldInfo field, bo
     public static IEnumerable<FieldInfo> GetCommandLineFields(this Type type) =>
         type.GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public)
             .Where(f => f.IsDefined<OptionAttribute>() || f.IsDefined<EnumOptionsAttribute>() || f.IsDefined<IsPositionalAttribute>())
-            .OrderBy(f => f.DeclaringType.SelectChain(t => t.BaseType).Count());
+            .OrderBy(f => f.GetCustomAttribute<IsPositionalAttribute>()?.Order)
+            .ThenBy(f => f.DeclaringType.SelectChain(t => t.BaseType).Count());
 }
diff --git a/Src/CommandLineParser.cs b/Src/CommandLineParser.cs
index 3ab7c21..541a14c 100644
--- a/Src/CommandLineParser.cs
+++ b/Src/CommandLineParser.cs
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ private static object parseCommandLine(string[] args, Type type, int i, Func<Con
                 throw new UnsupportedTypeException($"{type.Name}.{field.Name}", getHelpGenerator(type, helpProcessor));
         }
 
-        positionals = positionals.OrderBy(p => p.Order).ToList(); // Don’t use List<T>.Sort because it’s not a stable sort
         for (var pIx = 0; pIx < positionals.Count - 1; pIx++)
             if (positionals[pIx + 1].IsMandatory && !positionals[pIx].IsMandatory)
                 throw new InvalidOrderOfPositionalParametersException(positionals[pIx].Field, positionals[pIx + 1].Field, getHelpGenerator(type, helpProcessor));
@@ -770,10 +769,6 @@ private static void getFieldsForHelp(Type type, out List<FieldInfo> optionalOpti
                 : (field.IsDefined<IsPositionalAttribute>() ? optionalPositional : optionalOptions);
             fieldInfos.Add(field);
         }
-
-        // Don’t use List<T>.Sort because it’s not a stable sort
-        mandatoryPositional = mandatoryPositional.OrderBy(f => f.GetCustomAttribute<IsPositionalAttribute>().Order).ToList();
-        optionalPositional = optionalPositional.OrderBy(f => f.GetCustomAttribute<IsPositionalAttribute>().Order).ToList();
     }
 
     private static ConsoleColoredString getDocumentation(MemberInfo member, Func<ConsoleColoredString, ConsoleColoredString> helpProcessor) =>