diff --git a/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp b/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
index 468fd6d..bf869df 100644
--- a/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
@@ -333,7 +333,16 @@ namespace Cpu {
 		}
 		catch (...) {}
 
-		if (not got_coretemp or core_sensors.empty()) cpu_temp_only = true;
+		if (not got_coretemp or core_sensors.empty()) {
+			cpu_temp_only = true;
+		}
+		else {
+			rng::sort(core_sensors, rng::less{});
+			rng::stable_sort(core_sensors, [](const auto& a, const auto& b){
+				return a.size() < b.size();
+			});
+		}
+
 		if (cpu_sensor.empty() and not found_sensors.empty()) {
 			for (const auto& [name, sensor] : found_sensors) {
 				if (s_contains(str_to_lower(name), "cpu") or s_contains(str_to_lower(name), "k10temp")) {