diff --git a/graphql/schema/gqlschema.go b/graphql/schema/gqlschema.go
index cd280acfc0b..c587db2e968 100644
--- a/graphql/schema/gqlschema.go
+++ b/graphql/schema/gqlschema.go
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ func addTypeOrderable(schema *ast.Schema, defn *ast.Definition) {
 	}
 
 	for _, fld := range defn.Fields {
-		if orderable[fld.Type.Name()] {
+		if fld.Type.NamedType != "" && orderable[fld.Type.NamedType] {
 			order.EnumValues = append(order.EnumValues,
 				&ast.EnumValueDefinition{Name: fld.Name})
 		}
diff --git a/graphql/schema/testdata/schemagen/output/searchables.graphql b/graphql/schema/testdata/schemagen/output/searchables.graphql
index 13c37d1f17a..a3bd9dd5fd7 100755
--- a/graphql/schema/testdata/schemagen/output/searchables.graphql
+++ b/graphql/schema/testdata/schemagen/output/searchables.graphql
@@ -227,9 +227,6 @@ enum PostOrderable {
 	title
 	titleByEverything
 	text
-	tags
-	tagsHash
-	tagsExact
 	publishByYear
 	publishByMonth
 	publishByDay