diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 7f12a4cf9b4d..79608693ef0b 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -791,6 +791,9 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries:
 * ``boot_id``: a UUID generated the first time this is retrieved, and
   unvarying after that;
 
+* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can
+  thus be used to generate UUIDs at will);
+
 * ``entropy_avail``: the pool's entropy count, in bits;
 
 * ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits;
@@ -798,10 +801,7 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries:
 * ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum
   number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). This file is
   writable for compatibility purposes, but writing to it has no effect
-  on any RNG behavior.
-
-* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can
-  thus be used to generate UUIDs at will);
+  on any RNG behavior;
 
 * ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this
   (as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random``