diff --git a/datastore.go b/datastore.go
index 78cc5da..199b849 100644
--- a/datastore.go
+++ b/datastore.go
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ func (a *accessor) queryOrig(q dsq.Query) (dsq.Results, error) {
 		qr = dsq.NaiveFilter(qr, f)
 	}
 	for _, o := range q.Orders {
+		// leveldb iterators return entries sorted lexicographically by key, so we can bypass the naive ordering
+		// for OrderByKey. Since OrderByKey.Sort() has as struct receiver, the value stored in q.Orders can be a
+		// pointer or a struct, so we need to check for both for correctness.
+		switch o.(type) {
+		case dsq.OrderByKey, *dsq.OrderByKey:
+			continue
+		}
 		qr = dsq.NaiveOrder(qr, o)
 	}
 	return qr, nil