diff --git a/meta-arm/classes/apply_local_src_patches.bbclass b/meta-arm/classes/apply_local_src_patches.bbclass
index daa85f4c..e1939353 100644
--- a/meta-arm/classes/apply_local_src_patches.bbclass
+++ b/meta-arm/classes/apply_local_src_patches.bbclass
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ apply_local_src_patches() {
     export QUILT_PATCHES=./patches-extra
     mkdir -p patches-extra
 
-    for patch in $(find $input_dir -type f -name *.patch -or -name *.diff)
+    for patch in $(find $input_dir -type f -name *.patch -or -name *.diff | sort)
     do
         patch_basename=`basename $patch`
         if ! quilt applied $patch_basename >/dev/null ; then