diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginHelpGenerator.java b/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginHelpGenerator.java
index d3bcaef..9b2e2d6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginHelpGenerator.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginHelpGenerator.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.Writer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -453,18 +451,6 @@ public class PluginHelpGenerator
 
         writer.write( LS );
 
-        Collections.sort( mojoDescriptors, new Comparator()
-        {
-            /** {@inheritDoc} */
-            public int compare( Object o1, Object o2 )
-            {
-                MojoDescriptor md1 = (MojoDescriptor) o1;
-                MojoDescriptor md2 = (MojoDescriptor) o2;
-
-                return md1.getId().compareTo( md2.getId() );
-            }
-        } );
-
         for ( Iterator it = mojoDescriptors.iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
         {
             MojoDescriptor descriptor = (MojoDescriptor) it.next();
@@ -514,17 +500,7 @@ public class PluginHelpGenerator
         {
             List params = descriptor.getParameters();
 
-            Collections.sort( params, new Comparator()
-            {
-                /** {@inheritDoc} */
-                public int compare( Object o1, Object o2 )
-                {
-                    Parameter parameter1 = (Parameter) o1;
-                    Parameter parameter2 = (Parameter) o2;
-
-                    return parameter1.getName().compareTo( parameter2.getName() );
-                }
-            } );
+            PluginUtils.sortMojoParameters( params );
 
             writer.write( "            if ( detail )" + LS );
             writer.write( "            {" + LS );
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/util/PluginUtils.java b/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/util/PluginUtils.java
index 28644b5..e26c7fe 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/util/PluginUtils.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/util/PluginUtils.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import javax.swing.text.html.parser.ParserDelegator;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.DependencyResolutionRequiredException;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Dependency;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.PluginDescriptor;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.apache.maven.reporting.MavenReport;
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ public final class PluginUtils
      * Sorts the specified mojo descriptors by goal name.
      *
      * @param mojoDescriptors The mojo descriptors to sort, may be <code>null</code>.
+     * @see MojoDescriptor#getGoal()
      */
     public static void sortMojos( List mojoDescriptors )
     {
@@ -425,9 +427,34 @@ public final class PluginUtils
                 {
                     MojoDescriptor mojo0 = (MojoDescriptor) arg0;
                     MojoDescriptor mojo1 = (MojoDescriptor) arg1;
+
                     return mojo0.getGoal().compareToIgnoreCase( mojo1.getGoal() );
                 }
+            } );
+        }
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Sorts the specified mojo parameters by name.
+     *
+     * @param parameters The mojo parameters to sort, may be <code>null</code>.
+     * @see Parameter#getName()
+     * @since 2.4.4
+     */
+    public static void sortMojoParameters( List parameters )
+    {
+        if ( parameters != null )
+        {
+            Collections.sort( parameters, new Comparator()
+            {
+                /** {@inheritDoc} */
+                public int compare( Object arg0, Object arg1 )
+                {
+                    Parameter parameter1 = (Parameter) arg0;
+                    Parameter parameter2 = (Parameter) arg1;
+
+                    return parameter1.getName().compareToIgnoreCase( parameter2.getName() );
+                }
             } );
         }
     }