diff --git a/collects/tests/racket/submodule.rktl b/collects/tests/racket/submodule.rktl
index ee252da35d..86b32eee45 100644
--- a/collects/tests/racket/submodule.rktl
+++ b/collects/tests/racket/submodule.rktl
@@ -523,6 +523,31 @@
   (dynamic-require p #f)
   (test 'for-submod dynamic-require `(submod ,p main) 'has-submod))
 
+;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;; Try various submodule combinations to test sorting:
+
+(let ()
+  (define (try-submods l)
+    (define e `(module e racket/base
+                 ,@(for/list ([n l])
+                     `(module+ ,n
+                        (define name ',n)
+                        (provide name)))))
+    (define fn (build-path (find-system-path 'temp-dir)
+                           "has-submod.rkt"))
+    (define dir (build-path (find-system-path 'temp-dir)
+                            "compiled"))
+    (define fn-zo (build-path dir "has-submod_rkt.zo"))
+    (unless (directory-exists? dir) (make-directory dir))
+    (with-output-to-file fn-zo
+      #:exists 'truncate
+      (lambda () (write (compile e))))
+    (for ([n l])
+      (test n dynamic-require `(submod ,fn ,n) 'name)))
+  (try-submods '(a b))
+  (try-submods '(xa xb))
+  (try-submods '(test main)))
+
 ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 (report-errs)
diff --git a/src/racket/src/print.c b/src/racket/src/print.c
index 443883686f..24bf70a418 100644
--- a/src/racket/src/print.c
+++ b/src/racket/src/print.c
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ static int compare_modules(const void *_am, const void *_bm)
   bs = SCHEME_BYTE_STR_VAL(b);
 
   for (i = 0; (i < alen) && (i < blen); i++) {
-    if (as[i] != bs[1])
+    if (as[i] != bs[i])
       return as[i] - bs[i];
   }