diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/hitbox.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/hitbox.py
index d7cd8bb7e6..6701fa48d9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/hitbox.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/hitbox.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class HitboxIE(InfoExtractor):
                     'tbr': bitrate,
                     'format_note': label,
                 })
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
 
         metadata['formats'] = formats