diff --git a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
index f95995c8b88317240707a26e5f9ec67faabf73c0..7c4937d1f524fdd76299a0f86b97bae4377eab16 100644
--- a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
+++ b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ 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 -%}