Index: clang/tools/clang-format/ClangFormat.cpp
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--- clang/tools/clang-format/ClangFormat.cpp
+++ clang/tools/clang-format/ClangFormat.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
     cl::cat(ClangFormatCategory));
 
 static cl::opt<std::string> QualifierAlignment(
-    "qualifier-aligment",
+    "qualifier-alignment",
     cl::desc(
-        "If set, overrides the cvqualifier style behavior determined by the "
+        "If set, overrides the qualifier alignment style determined by the "
         "QualifierAlignment style flag"),
     cl::init(""), cl::cat(ClangFormatCategory));
 
@@ -418,6 +418,11 @@
           .Case("left", FormatStyle::QAS_Left)
           .Default(FormatStyle->QualifierAlignment);
 
+  if (FormatStyle->QualifierAlignment == FormatStyle::QAS_Left)
+    FormatStyle->QualifierOrder = {"const", "volatile", "type"};
+  else if (FormatStyle->QualifierAlignment == FormatStyle::QAS_Right)
+    FormatStyle->QualifierOrder = {"type", "const", "volatile"};
+
   if (SortIncludes.getNumOccurrences() != 0) {
     if (SortIncludes)
       FormatStyle->SortIncludes = FormatStyle::SI_CaseSensitive;