diff --git a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0174_remove_inventoryitem_level_remove_inventoryitem_lft_and_more.py b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0174_remove_inventoryitem_level_remove_inventoryitem_lft_and_more.py
index 3052bddf6..c1f9c4bc2 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0174_remove_inventoryitem_level_remove_inventoryitem_lft_and_more.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0174_remove_inventoryitem_level_remove_inventoryitem_lft_and_more.py
@@ -145,4 +145,8 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 to='dcim.sitegroup',
             ),
         ),
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='inventoryitem',
+            options={'ordering': ('_name',)},
+        ),
     ]
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/models/device_components.py b/netbox/dcim/models/device_components.py
index f14c3018f..51d10542e 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/models/device_components.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/models/device_components.py
@@ -1128,7 +1128,8 @@ class InventoryItem(TreeNode, ComponentModel):
     clone_fields = ('device', 'parent', 'role', 'manufacturer', 'part_id',)
 
     class Meta:
-        ordering = ('device__id', 'parent__id', '_name')
+        # ordering = ('device__id', 'parent__id', '_name')
+        ordering = ('_name', )
         constraints = (
             models.UniqueConstraint(
                 fields=('device', 'parent', 'name'),