diff --git a/auto/bin/parse_spec.pl b/auto/bin/parse_spec.pl
index df60ace..00fdde9 100755
--- a/auto/bin/parse_spec.pl
+++ b/auto/bin/parse_spec.pl
@@ -350,7 +350,12 @@ foreach my $spec (sort @speclist)
                         if (${$tokens}{$b} =~ /_/) {
                             1
                         } else {
-                            hex ${$tokens}{$a} <=> hex ${$tokens}{$b}
+                            if (hex ${$tokens}{$a} eq hex ${$tokens}{$b})
+                            {
+                                $a cmp $b
+                            } else {
+                                hex ${$tokens}{$a} <=> hex ${$tokens}{$b}
+                            }
                         }                    
                     }
                 }