diff --git a/Tools/scripts/extract_features.py b/Tools/scripts/extract_features.py
index ae90ffe15562c..8671e4eae0bb9 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/extract_features.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/extract_features.py
@@ -378,11 +378,20 @@ def create_string(self):
 
         ret = ""
 
-        for compiled_in_feature_define in sorted(compiled_in_feature_defines):
-            ret += compiled_in_feature_define + "\n"
-        for remaining in sorted(not_compiled_in_feature_defines):
-            ret += "!" + remaining + "\n"
-
+        combined = {}
+        for define in sorted(compiled_in_feature_defines):
+            combined[define] = True
+        for define in sorted(not_compiled_in_feature_defines):
+            combined[define] = False
+
+        def squash_hal_to_ap(a):
+            return re.sub("^HAL_", "AP_", a)
+
+        for define in sorted(combined.keys(), key=squash_hal_to_ap):
+            bang = ""
+            if not combined[define]:
+                bang = "!"
+            ret += bang + define + "\n"
         return ret
 
     def run(self):