diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
index 103a331a0a7..c8b59fca524 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //! Whenever possible, please consider diagnostic items over hardcoded paths.
 //! See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/5393> for more information.
 
+// Paths inside rustc
 pub const APPLICABILITY: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint_defs", "Applicability"];
 pub const APPLICABILITY_VALUES: [[&str; 3]; 4] = [
     ["rustc_lint_defs", "Applicability", "Unspecified"],
@@ -14,18 +15,32 @@ pub const APPLICABILITY_VALUES: [[&str; 3]; 4] = [
 pub const DIAG: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_errors", "Diag"];
 pub const EARLY_CONTEXT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint", "EarlyContext"];
 pub const EARLY_LINT_PASS: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_lint", "passes", "EarlyLintPass"];
-#[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates
-pub const FUTURES_IO_ASYNCREADEXT: [&str; 3] = ["futures_util", "io", "AsyncReadExt"];
-#[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates
-pub const FUTURES_IO_ASYNCWRITEEXT: [&str; 3] = ["futures_util", "io", "AsyncWriteExt"];
 pub const IDENT: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Ident"];
 pub const IDENT_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Ident", "as_str"];
-pub const ITERTOOLS_NEXT_TUPLE: [&str; 3] = ["itertools", "Itertools", "next_tuple"];
 pub const KW_MODULE: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "kw"];
 pub const LATE_CONTEXT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint", "LateContext"];
 pub const LATE_LINT_PASS: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_lint", "passes", "LateLintPass"];
 pub const LINT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint_defs", "Lint"];
+pub const SYMBOL: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol"];
+pub const SYMBOL_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "as_str"];
+pub const SYMBOL_INTERN: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "intern"];
+pub const SYMBOL_TO_IDENT_STRING: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "to_ident_string"];
+pub const SYM_MODULE: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "sym"];
+pub const SYNTAX_CONTEXT: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "hygiene", "SyntaxContext"];
+
+// Paths in `core`/`alloc`/`std`. This should be avoided and cleaned up by adding diagnostic items.
+pub const STD_IO_SEEK_FROM_CURRENT: [&str; 4] = ["std", "io", "SeekFrom", "Current"];
+pub const STD_IO_SEEKFROM_START: [&str; 4] = ["std", "io", "SeekFrom", "Start"];
+
+// Paths in clippy itself
 pub const MSRV: [&str; 3] = ["clippy_config", "msrvs", "Msrv"];
+
+// Paths in external crates
+#[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates
+pub const FUTURES_IO_ASYNCREADEXT: [&str; 3] = ["futures_util", "io", "AsyncReadExt"];
+#[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates
+pub const FUTURES_IO_ASYNCWRITEEXT: [&str; 3] = ["futures_util", "io", "AsyncWriteExt"];
+pub const ITERTOOLS_NEXT_TUPLE: [&str; 3] = ["itertools", "Itertools", "next_tuple"];
 pub const PARKING_LOT_MUTEX_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "mutex", "MutexGuard"];
 pub const PARKING_LOT_RWLOCK_READ_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "rwlock", "RwLockReadGuard"];
 pub const PARKING_LOT_RWLOCK_WRITE_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "rwlock", "RwLockWriteGuard"];
@@ -37,14 +52,6 @@ pub const REGEX_NEW: [&str; 3] = ["regex", "Regex", "new"];
 pub const REGEX_SET_NEW: [&str; 3] = ["regex", "RegexSet", "new"];
 pub const SERDE_DESERIALIZE: [&str; 3] = ["serde", "de", "Deserialize"];
 pub const SERDE_DE_VISITOR: [&str; 3] = ["serde", "de", "Visitor"];
-pub const STD_IO_SEEK_FROM_CURRENT: [&str; 4] = ["std", "io", "SeekFrom", "Current"];
-pub const STD_IO_SEEKFROM_START: [&str; 4] = ["std", "io", "SeekFrom", "Start"];
-pub const SYMBOL: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol"];
-pub const SYMBOL_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "as_str"];
-pub const SYMBOL_INTERN: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "intern"];
-pub const SYMBOL_TO_IDENT_STRING: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "to_ident_string"];
-pub const SYM_MODULE: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "sym"];
-pub const SYNTAX_CONTEXT: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "hygiene", "SyntaxContext"];
 #[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates
 pub const TOKIO_FILE_OPTIONS: [&str; 5] = ["tokio", "fs", "file", "File", "options"];
 #[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates