diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7979bfc64..7cf368026 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2014-12-02  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	[docmaker] Always handle `<Order>' section elements.
+
+	Previously, those elements were handled only for sections present in
+	a `<Sections>' chapter element.
+
+	* src/tools/docmaker/content.py (ContentProcessor::finish):
+	Implement it.
+
 2014-12-02  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	[docmaker] Properly handle empty rows in Synopsis.
diff --git a/src/tools/docmaker/content.py b/src/tools/docmaker/content.py
index 32ebd3f8d..adea6f1d7 100644
--- a/src/tools/docmaker/content.py
+++ b/src/tools/docmaker/content.py
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ class  ContentProcessor:
         others = []
         for sec in self.sections.values():
             if not sec.chapter:
+                sec.reorder()
                 others.append( sec )
 
         # create a new special chapter for all remaining sections