diff --git a/src/libvirt_atomic.syms b/src/libvirt_atomic.syms
index afaaf70664..db80ce82d4 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_atomic.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_atomic.syms
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+#
+# These symbols are dependent upon !VIR_ATOMIC_OPS_GCC.
+#
 
 # viratomic.h
 virAtomicLock;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_daemon.syms b/src/libvirt_daemon.syms
index e184ded55f..2855f009e8 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_daemon.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_daemon.syms
@@ -8,3 +8,8 @@ virStateCleanup;
 virStateInitialize;
 virStateReload;
 virStateStop;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_esx.syms b/src/libvirt_esx.syms
index 0341b66e63..ad3d60aa03 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_esx.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_esx.syms
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@
 esxUtil_EscapeDatastoreItem;
 esxUtil_ParseDatastorePath;
 esxVI_DateTime_ConvertToCalendarTime;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_libssh2.syms b/src/libvirt_libssh2.syms
index fae0cba33c..815195b20e 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_libssh2.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_libssh2.syms
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ virNetSSHSessionConnect;
 virNetSSHSessionHasCachedData;
 virNetSSHSessionSetChannelCommand;
 virNetSSHSessionSetHostKeyVerification;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_linux.syms b/src/libvirt_linux.syms
index 67c1d7f6b4..b5f7ee2ad7 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_linux.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_linux.syms
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 # Linux-specific private symbols.
 #
 
+# nodeinfo.h
+linuxNodeInfoCPUPopulate;
 
 # stats_linux.h
 linuxDomainInterfaceStats;
 
-# nodeinfo.h
-linuxNodeInfoCPUPopulate;
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_openvz.syms b/src/libvirt_openvz.syms
index 578d8b5572..58b93aecde 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_openvz.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_openvz.syms
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ openvzLocateConfFile;
 openvzReadConfigParam;
 openvzReadNetworkConf;
 openvzVEGetStringParam;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 42eae3e0dc..33fbb692e7 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1909,3 +1909,8 @@ virXPathUInt;
 virXPathULong;
 virXPathULongHex;
 virXPathULongLong;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_sasl.syms b/src/libvirt_sasl.syms
index 95c1610a32..099f48a583 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_sasl.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_sasl.syms
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ virNetServerClientSetSASLSession;
 
 # virnetsocket.h
 virNetSocketSetSASLSession;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_vmx.syms b/src/libvirt_vmx.syms
index 2c98f1fec2..99fe590517 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_vmx.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_vmx.syms
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ virVMXParseSCSIController;
 virVMXParseSerial;
 virVMXParseVNC;
 virVMXUnescapeHex;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/libvirt_xenxs.syms b/src/libvirt_xenxs.syms
index 3d794d6c74..75d5322b86 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_xenxs.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_xenxs.syms
@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@ xenParseSxprString;
 # xen_xm.h
 xenFormatXM;
 xenParseXM;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End: