diff --git a/pkg/tiller/kind_sorter.go b/pkg/tiller/kind_sorter.go
index e0549e2f4..d9c860b93 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/kind_sorter.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/kind_sorter.go
@@ -116,8 +116,12 @@ func (k *kindSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	b := k.manifests[j]
 	first, aok := k.ordering[a.head.Kind]
 	second, bok := k.ordering[b.head.Kind]
+	// if same kind (including unknown) sub sort alphanumeric
 	if first == second {
-		// same kind (including unknown) so sub sort alphanumeric
+		// if both are unknown and of different kind sort by kind alphabetically
+		if !aok && !bok && a.head.Kind != b.head.Kind {
+			return a.head.Kind < b.head.Kind
+		}
 		return a.name < b.name
 	}
 	// unknown kind is last
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/kind_sorter_test.go b/pkg/tiller/kind_sorter_test.go
index a707176b3..2bb1dc075 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/kind_sorter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/kind_sorter_test.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func TestKindSorterSubSort(t *testing.T) {
 			head: &util.SimpleHead{Kind: "ClusterRoleBinding"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "u3",
+			name: "u2",
 			head: &util.SimpleHead{Kind: "Unknown"},
 		},
 		{
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ func TestKindSorterSubSort(t *testing.T) {
 			head: &util.SimpleHead{Kind: "Unknown"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "u2",
-			head: &util.SimpleHead{Kind: "Unknown"},
+			name: "t3",
+			head: &util.SimpleHead{Kind: "Unknown2"},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range []struct {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func TestKindSorterSubSort(t *testing.T) {
 		expected    string
 	}{
 		// expectation is sorted by kind (unknown is last) and then sub sorted alphabetically within each group
-		{"cm,clusterRole,clusterRoleBinding,Unknown", InstallOrder, "01Aa!zu1u2u3"},
+		{"cm,clusterRole,clusterRoleBinding,Unknown,Unknown2", InstallOrder, "01Aa!zu1u2t3"},
 	} {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		t.Run(test.description, func(t *testing.T) {