diff --git a/changelog/62556.fixed b/changelog/62556.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0dc3a7933ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/62556.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix order specific mount.mounted options for persist
diff --git a/salt/modules/mount.py b/salt/modules/mount.py
index af1135a3fda..54a8f6cb84f 100644
--- a/salt/modules/mount.py
+++ b/salt/modules/mount.py
@@ -368,7 +368,12 @@ class _fstab_entry:
         """
         entry = self.dict_from_line(line)
         for key, value in self.criteria.items():
-            if entry[key] != value:
+            if key == "opts":
+                ex_opts = sorted(entry.get(key, "").split(","))
+                cr_opts = sorted(value.split(","))
+                if ex_opts != cr_opts:
+                    return False
+            elif entry[key] != value:
                 return False
         return True
 
@@ -467,7 +472,12 @@ class _vfstab_entry:
         """
         entry = self.dict_from_line(line)
         for key, value in self.criteria.items():
-            if entry[key] != value:
+            if key == "opts":
+                ex_opts = sorted(entry.get(key, "").split(","))
+                cr_opts = sorted(value.split(","))
+                if ex_opts != cr_opts:
+                    return False
+            elif entry[key] != value:
                 return False
         return True
 
@@ -628,7 +638,12 @@ class _FileSystemsEntry:
         evalue_dict = fsys_view[1]
         for key, value in self.criteria.items():
             if key in evalue_dict:
-                if evalue_dict[key] != value:
+                if key == "opts":
+                    ex_opts = sorted(evalue_dict.get(key, "").split(","))
+                    cr_opts = sorted(value.split(","))
+                    if ex_opts != cr_opts:
+                        return False
+                elif evalue_dict[key] != value:
                     return False
             else:
                 return False
@@ -867,6 +882,9 @@ def set_fstab(
                 line = salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(line)
                 try:
                     if criteria.match(line):
+                        log.debug(
+                            "Checking ( %s ) against current line ( %s )", entry, line
+                        )
                         # Note: If ret isn't None here,
                         # we've matched multiple lines
                         ret = "present"
diff --git a/salt/states/mount.py b/salt/states/mount.py
index a7af284c679..c6657a80114 100644
--- a/salt/states/mount.py
+++ b/salt/states/mount.py
@@ -222,8 +222,6 @@ def mounted(
     # string
     if isinstance(opts, str):
         opts = opts.split(",")
-    if opts:
-        opts.sort()
 
     if isinstance(hidden_opts, str):
         hidden_opts = hidden_opts.split(",")
@@ -345,8 +343,6 @@ def mounted(
             if label_device and label_device not in device_list:
                 device_list.append(label_device)
             if opts:
-                opts.sort()
-
                 mount_invisible_options = [
                     "_netdev",
                     "actimeo",
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_mount.py b/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_mount.py
index 4e233ec63c6..784b6b411dd 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_mount.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_mount.py
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ def test_active():
             assert mount.active() == {}
 
 
+def test_fstab_entry_ignores_opt_ordering():
+   entry = mount._fstab_entry(
+       name="/tmp",
+       device="tmpfs",
+       fstype="tmpfs",
+       opts="defaults,nodev,noexec",
+       dump=0,
+       pass_num=0,
+   )
+   assert entry.match("tmpfs\t\t/tmp\ttmpfs\tnodev,defaults,noexec\t0 0\n")
+
+
 def test_fstab():
     """
     List the content of the fstab