diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index b95d2ad..a802a4c 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -5065,8 +5065,8 @@
 endif
 
 INTERNAL_OTATOOLS_RELEASETOOLS := \
-  $(sort $(shell find build/make/tools/releasetools -name "*.pyc" -prune -o \
-      \( -type f -o -type l \) -print))
+  $(shell find build/make/tools/releasetools -name "*.pyc" -prune -o \
+      \( -type f -o -type l \) -print | sort)
 
 BUILT_OTATOOLS_PACKAGE := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/otatools.zip
 $(BUILT_OTATOOLS_PACKAGE): PRIVATE_ZIP_ROOT := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,otatools)/otatools