diff --git a/src/items.rs b/src/items.rs
index bdae2eaafc6..33d71180f34 100644
--- a/src/items.rs
+++ b/src/items.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use crate::expr::{
 use crate::lists::{definitive_tactic, itemize_list, write_list, ListFormatting, Separator};
 use crate::macros::{rewrite_macro, MacroPosition};
 use crate::overflow;
+use crate::reorder::compare_as_versions;
 use crate::rewrite::{Rewrite, RewriteContext};
 use crate::shape::{Indent, Shape};
 use crate::source_map::{LineRangeUtils, SpanUtils};
@@ -604,7 +605,9 @@ impl<'a> FmtVisitor<'a> {
                 (Type(..), Type(..))
                 | (Const(..), Const(..))
                 | (Macro(..), Macro(..))
-                | (Existential(..), Existential(..)) => a.ident.as_str().cmp(&b.ident.as_str()),
+                | (Existential(..), Existential(..)) => {
+                    compare_as_versions(&a.ident.as_str(), &b.ident.as_str())
+                }
                 (Method(..), Method(..)) => a.span.lo().cmp(&b.span.lo()),
                 (Type(..), _) => Ordering::Less,
                 (_, Type(..)) => Ordering::Greater,
diff --git a/tests/source/issue-2863.rs b/tests/source/issue-2863.rs
index 792ffdbac24..3c83e13a090 100644
--- a/tests/source/issue-2863.rs
+++ b/tests/source/issue-2863.rs
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ impl<T> IntoIterator for SafeVec<T> {
     existential type E: Trait;
     const AnotherConst: i32 = 100;
     fn foo8() {println!("hello, world");}
+    const AnyConst10: i32 = 100;
+    const AnyConst2: i32 = 100;
 }
diff --git a/tests/target/issue-2863.rs b/tests/target/issue-2863.rs
index a53628e3ea9..bfe16565649 100644
--- a/tests/target/issue-2863.rs
+++ b/tests/target/issue-2863.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ impl<T> IntoIterator for SafeVec<T> {
     existential type F: Trait;
 
     const AnotherConst: i32 = 100;
+    const AnyConst2: i32 = 100;
+    const AnyConst10: i32 = 100;
     const SomeConst: i32 = 100;
 
     // comment on foo()