diff --git a/gwctl/pkg/resourcediscovery/node_list.go b/gwctl/pkg/resourcediscovery/node_list.go
index 9a343fea6d..1642f139ea 100644
--- a/gwctl/pkg/resourcediscovery/node_list.go
+++ b/gwctl/pkg/resourcediscovery/node_list.go
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ func (g GatewayClassNodeList) Len() int {
 }
 
 func (g GatewayClassNodeList) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	if g[i].GatewayClass.GetName() != g[j].GatewayClass.GetName() {
-		return g[i].GatewayClass.GetName() < g[j].GatewayClass.GetName()
-	}
-	return string(g[i].GatewayClass.Spec.ControllerName) < string(g[j].GatewayClass.Spec.ControllerName)
+	return g[i].GatewayClass.GetName() < g[j].GatewayClass.GetName() // names can't collide as GatewayClass is a cluster-scoped resource
 }
 
 func (g GatewayClassNodeList) Swap(i, j int) {
@@ -83,10 +80,9 @@ func (g GatewayNodeList) Len() int {
 }
 
 func (g GatewayNodeList) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	if g[i].Gateway.GetName() != g[j].Gateway.GetName() {
-		return g[i].Gateway.GetName() < g[j].Gateway.GetName()
-	}
-	return g[i].Gateway.Spec.GatewayClassName < g[j].Gateway.Spec.GatewayClassName
+	a := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", g[i].Gateway.GetName(), g[i].Gateway.Spec.GatewayClassName)
+	b := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", g[j].Gateway.GetName(), g[j].Gateway.Spec.GatewayClassName)
+	return a < b
 }
 
 func (g GatewayNodeList) Swap(i, j int) {
@@ -108,10 +104,9 @@ func (h HTTPRouteNodeList) Len() int {
 }
 
 func (h HTTPRouteNodeList) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	if h[i].HTTPRoute.GetNamespace() != h[j].HTTPRoute.GetNamespace() {
-		return h[i].HTTPRoute.GetNamespace() < h[j].HTTPRoute.GetNamespace()
-	}
-	return h[i].HTTPRoute.GetName() < h[j].HTTPRoute.GetName()
+	a := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", h[i].HTTPRoute.GetNamespace(), h[i].HTTPRoute.GetName())
+	b := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", h[j].HTTPRoute.GetNamespace(), h[j].HTTPRoute.GetName())
+	return a < b
 }
 
 func (h HTTPRouteNodeList) Swap(i, j int) {