diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types.rs b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types.rs
index c5392fccdd..94c8d0b47d 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types.rs
@@ -14194,7 +14194,7 @@ impl<'db> UnionType<'db> {
         nested: bool,
     ) -> Option<Type<'db>> {
         let mut builder = UnionBuilder::new(db)
-            .order_elements(true)
+            .order_elements(false)
             .unpack_aliases(false)
             .cycle_recovery(true)
             .recursively_defined(self.recursively_defined(db));
diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/builder.rs b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/builder.rs
index 21aa447b26..26de65a12a 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/builder.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 //! unnecessary `is_subtype_of` checks.
 
 use crate::types::enums::{enum_member_literals, enum_metadata};
+use crate::types::type_ordering::union_or_intersection_elements_ordering;
 use crate::types::{
     BytesLiteralType, IntersectionType, KnownClass, StringLiteralType, Type,
     TypeVarBoundOrConstraints, UnionType, structural_type_ordering,
@@ -651,7 +652,13 @@ impl<'db> UnionBuilder<'db> {
             }
         }
         if self.order_elements {
-            types.sort_unstable_by(|l, r| structural_type_ordering(self.db, l, r));
+            types.sort_unstable_by(|l, r| {
+                if self.recursively_defined.is_yes() {
+                    structural_type_ordering(self.db, l, r)
+                } else {
+                    union_or_intersection_elements_ordering(self.db, l, r)
+                }
+            });
         }
         match types.len() {
             0 => None,