diff --git a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
index 7e0d2e08cd15eab669fa9a8f7bb43e09921c5339..6d63fc69b8058a31d0026456baab88efce87f9e7 100644
--- a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
+++ b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ 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 -%}