diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi-id.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi-id.c
index 4d5421d14a410..940ddf916202a 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi-id.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi-id.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ static void ascii_filter(char *d, const char *s)
 
 static ssize_t get_modalias(char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Note new fields need to be added at the end to keep compatibility
+	 * with udev's hwdb which does matches on "`cat dmi/id/modalias`*".
+	 */
 	static const struct mafield {
 		const char *prefix;
 		int field;
@@ -85,13 +89,13 @@ static ssize_t get_modalias(char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 		{ "svn", DMI_SYS_VENDOR },
 		{ "pn",  DMI_PRODUCT_NAME },
 		{ "pvr", DMI_PRODUCT_VERSION },
-		{ "sku", DMI_PRODUCT_SKU },
 		{ "rvn", DMI_BOARD_VENDOR },
 		{ "rn",  DMI_BOARD_NAME },
 		{ "rvr", DMI_BOARD_VERSION },
 		{ "cvn", DMI_CHASSIS_VENDOR },
 		{ "ct",  DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE },
 		{ "cvr", DMI_CHASSIS_VERSION },
+		{ "sku", DMI_PRODUCT_SKU },
 		{ NULL,  DMI_NONE }
 	};