diff --git a/utils/apparmor/rule/include.py b/utils/apparmor/rule/include.py
index f7736b115..07551c10a 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/rule/include.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/rule/include.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class IncludeRule(BaseRule):
         files = []
 
         if os.path.isdir(full_path):
-            for path in os.listdir(full_path):
+            for path in sorted(os.listdir(full_path)):
                 if is_skippable_file(path):
                     continue
 
diff --git a/utils/test/test-include.py b/utils/test/test-include.py
index a7d22948b..a64a39105 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-include.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-include.py
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class IncludeFullPathsTest(AATest):
         os.mkdir(empty_dir, 0o755)
 
     tests = [
-        #                                                 @@ will be replaced with self.profile_dir; if multiple entries, need to be sorted
+        #                                                 @@ will be replaced with self.profile_dir
         ('include <abstractions/base>',                 ['@@/abstractions/base']                                            ),
 #       ('include "foo"',                               ['@@/foo']                                                          ),  # TODO: adjust logic to honor quoted vs. magic paths (and allow quoted relative paths in re_match_include_parse())
         ('include "/foo/bar"',                          ['/foo/bar']                                                        ),
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class IncludeFullPathsTest(AATest):
             exp2.append(path.replace('@@', self.profile_dir))
 
         obj = IncludeRule._parse(params)
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(obj.get_full_paths(self.profile_dir)), exp2)
+        self.assertEqual(obj.get_full_paths(self.profile_dir), exp2)
 
 ## --- tests for IncludeRuleset --- #