diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index 8dca6d8bb4..9bd0bf8356 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -6288,7 +6288,11 @@ listOpFamilyOperators(const char *access_method_pattern,
 		processSQLNamePattern(pset.db, &buf, family_pattern, have_where, false,
 							  "nsf.nspname", "of.opfname", NULL, NULL);
 
-	appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, "ORDER BY 1, 2, o.amopstrategy, 3;");
+	appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, "ORDER BY 1, 2,\n"
+						 "  o.amoplefttype = o.amoprighttype DESC,\n"
+						 "  pg_catalog.format_type(o.amoplefttype, NULL),\n"
+						 "  pg_catalog.format_type(o.amoprighttype, NULL),\n"
+						 "  o.amopstrategy;");
 
 	res = PSQLexec(buf.data);
 	termPQExpBuffer(&buf);