diff --git a/internal/release/v2/util/kind_sorter.go b/internal/release/v2/util/kind_sorter.go
index c7912f7f9..353106ff2 100644
--- a/internal/release/v2/util/kind_sorter.go
+++ b/internal/release/v2/util/kind_sorter.go
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ func sortHooksByKind(hooks []*release.Hook, ordering KindSortOrder) []*release.H
 func lessByKind(
 	kindA string,
 	kindB string,
-	ordering map[string]int,
+	orderMap map[string]int,
 ) bool {
-	first, aok := ordering[kindA]
-	second, bok := ordering[kindB]
+	first, aok := orderMap[kindA]
+	second, bok := orderMap[kindB]
 
 	if !aok && !bok {
 		// if both are unknown then sort alphabetically by kind, keep original order if same kind
diff --git a/pkg/release/v1/util/kind_sorter.go b/pkg/release/v1/util/kind_sorter.go
index 427ee22c4..577b6a632 100644
--- a/pkg/release/v1/util/kind_sorter.go
+++ b/pkg/release/v1/util/kind_sorter.go
@@ -156,9 +156,13 @@ func sortHooksByKind(hooks []*release.Hook, ordering KindSortOrder) []*release.H
 	return hooks
 }
 
-func lessByKind(kindA string, kindB string, ordering map[string]int) bool {
-	first, aok := ordering[kindA]
-	second, bok := ordering[kindB]
+func lessByKind(
+	kindA string,
+	kindB string,
+	orderMap map[string]int,
+) bool {
+	first, aok := orderMap[kindA]
+	second, bok := orderMap[kindB]
 
 	if !aok && !bok {
 		// if both are unknown then sort alphabetically by kind, keep original order if same kind