diff --git a/src/GF/Compile/GrammarToCanon.hs b/src/GF/Compile/GrammarToCanon.hs
index e7da9281d..9cf8a519f 100644
--- a/src/GF/Compile/GrammarToCanon.hs
+++ b/src/GF/Compile/GrammarToCanon.hs
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ redTerm :: Type -> Err G.Exp
 redTerm t = return $ rtExp t
 
 -- to normalize records and record types
-sortByLabel :: (a -> Label) -> [a] -> [a]
-sortByLabel f = sortBy (\ x y -> compare (f x) (f y))
-
 sortByFst :: Ord a => [(a,b)] -> [(a,b)]
 sortByFst = sortBy (\ x y -> compare (fst x) (fst y))
 
diff --git a/src/GF/Grammar/Lookup.hs b/src/GF/Grammar/Lookup.hs
index f0032f09f..62e093769 100644
--- a/src/GF/Grammar/Lookup.hs
+++ b/src/GF/Grammar/Lookup.hs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import GF.Grammar.Abstract
 import GF.Infra.Modules
 import GF.Grammar.Lockfield
 
-import Data.List (nub)
+import Data.List (nub,sortBy)
 import Control.Monad
 
 -- whether lock fields are added in reuse
@@ -137,12 +137,14 @@ allParamValues cnc ptyp = case ptyp of
        return [EInt i | i <- [0..n]]
      QC p c -> lookupParamValues cnc p c
      RecType r -> do
-       let (ls,tys) = unzip r
+       let (ls,tys) = unzip $ sortByFst r
        tss <- mapM allPV tys
        return [R (zipAssign ls ts) | ts <- combinations tss]
      _ -> prtBad "cannot find parameter values for" ptyp
   where
     allPV = allParamValues cnc
+    -- to normalize records and record types
+    sortByFst = sortBy (\ x y -> compare (fst x) (fst y))
 
 qualifAnnot :: Ident -> Term -> Term
 qualifAnnot _ = id