diff --git a/docs/templates/man.j2 b/docs/templates/man.j2
index bad8863397..c9a06994e8 100644
--- a/docs/templates/man.j2
+++ b/docs/templates/man.j2
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ACTIONS
     *{{ action }}*::: {{ (actions[action]['desc']|default(' '))|wordwrap}}
 
 {% if actions[action]['options'] %}
-{% for option in actions[action]['options']|sort %}
+{% for option in actions[action]['options']|sort(attribute='options') %}
 {% for switch in option['options'] if switch in actions[action]['option_names'] %}*{{switch}}*{% if option['arg'] %} '{{option['arg']}}'{% endif %}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}::
 
         {{ (option['desc']) }}