diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
index 7b5d1b7be2f63..7f379cfd98cb6 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@
                 b = (bbb.item.crate !== window.currentCrate);
                 if (a !== b) return a - b;
 
+                // sort by total module path length (longer goes later)
+                a = (aaa.item.path + (aaa.item.parent || {name: ''}).name + aaa.item.name).length;
+                b = (bbb.item.path + (bbb.item.parent || {name: ''}).name + bbb.item.name).length;
+                if (a !== b) return a - b;
+
                 // sort by exact match (mismatch goes later)
                 a = (aaa.word !== valLower);
                 b = (bbb.word !== valLower);