diff --git a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
index 8144f8df58e4ff183ae4359bfab58e8eecb7112d..ab23327b666b8afaa9bfd0e7fef60464a3b0ee8b 100644
--- a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
+++ b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ class CBackend:
                                    "" if type(u) == FieldPointerSymbol else ("[%i]" % u.coordinate))
                                   for u in undefined_field_symbols
                                   ]
+        destructuring_bindings.sort()  # only for code aesthetics
         template = jinja2.Template(
             """{
    {% for binding in bindings -%}