diff --git a/mysql/mariadb_gtid.go b/mysql/mariadb_gtid.go
index 0a9136bb8..9cd32d842 100644
--- a/mysql/mariadb_gtid.go
+++ b/mysql/mariadb_gtid.go
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package mysql
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
 	"github.com/siddontang/go-log/log"
-	"github.com/siddontang/go/hack"
 )
 
 // MariadbGTID represent mariadb gtid, [domain ID]-[server-id]-[sequence]
@@ -157,7 +157,13 @@ func (s *MariadbGTIDSet) Update(GTIDStr string) error {
 }
 
 func (s *MariadbGTIDSet) String() string {
-	return hack.String(s.Encode())
+	sets := make([]string, 0, len(s.Sets))
+	for _, set := range s.Sets {
+		sets = append(sets, set.String())
+	}
+	sort.Strings(sets)
+
+	return strings.Join(sets, ",")
 }
 
 // Encode encodes mariadb gtid set
diff --git a/mysql/mariadb_gtid_test.go b/mysql/mariadb_gtid_test.go
index 1455e2641..e898bceb2 100644
--- a/mysql/mariadb_gtid_test.go
+++ b/mysql/mariadb_gtid_test.go
@@ -232,3 +232,14 @@ func (t *mariaDBTestSuite) TestMariaDBGTIDSetClone(c *check.C) {
 		c.Assert(gtidSet.Clone(), check.DeepEquals, gtidSet)
 	}
 }
+
+func (t *mariaDBTestSuite) TestMariaDBGTIDSetSortedString(c *check.C) {
+	cases := [][]string{{"", ""}, {"1-1-1", "1-1-1"},
+		{"2-2-2,1-1-1,3-2-1", "1-1-1,2-2-2,3-2-1"}}
+
+	for _, strs := range cases {
+		gtidSet, err := ParseMariadbGTIDSet(strs[0])
+		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(gtidSet.String(), check.Equals, strs[1])
+	}
+}