diff --git a/shell-completion/bash/journalctl b/shell-completion/bash/journalctl
index 53ffaacdb5..d4aba59450 100644
--- a/shell-completion/bash/journalctl
+++ b/shell-completion/bash/journalctl
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ _journalctl() {
                 ;;
             --priority|-p)
                 comps=${__syslog_priorities[*]}
+                compopt -o nosort
                 ;;
             --unit|-u)
                 comps=$(journalctl -F '_SYSTEMD_UNIT' 2>/dev/null)