diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 4e5cda47..8d057aff 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ endef
 define cvs_files
 	for d in `find .  | sed '/CVS\/Entries$$/ !d; s%CVS/Entries%%'`; do \
 		sed "/^\// !d; s%^/%%; s%/.*%%; s%^%$$d%" $$d/CVS/Entries ;\
-	done
+	done | sort
 endef
 
 define add_flavour_prefix