diff --git a/bin/dib-lint b/bin/dib-lint
index a4b1cfe89..01b28c398 100755
--- a/bin/dib-lint
+++ b/bin/dib-lint
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # common mistakes and exits with a non-zero status if it finds any.
 
 rc=0
+TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap "rm -rf $TMPDIR" EXIT
 for i in $(find elements -type f); do
     # Check that files starting with a shebang are +x
     firstline=$(head -n 1 "$i")
@@ -26,5 +28,18 @@ for i in $(find elements -type f); do
         echo "ERROR: $i is not executable"
         rc=1
     fi
+
+    # Check alphabetical ordering of element-deps
+    if [ $(basename $i) = "element-deps" ]; then
+        UNSORTED=${TMPDIR}/element-deps.unsorted
+        SORTED=${TMPDIR}/element-deps.sorted
+        grep -v '^#' $i > ${UNSORTED}
+        sort ${UNSORTED} > ${SORTED}
+        diff -c ${UNSORTED} ${SORTED}
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: $i is not sorted alphabetically"
+            rc=1
+        fi
+    fi
 done
 exit $rc
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