diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index 19ecf4fa9a..3195090a0a 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/config)
 				exit 1; \
 			fi; \
 		  done;
-		  $(call ModuleAutoLoad,$(1),$$(1),$(filter-out 0-,$(word 1,$(AUTOLOAD))-),$(filter-out 0,$(word 2,$(AUTOLOAD))),$(wordlist 3,99,$(AUTOLOAD)))
+		  $(call ModuleAutoLoad,$(1),$$(1),$(filter-out 0-,$(word 1,$(AUTOLOAD))-),$(filter-out 0,$(word 2,$(AUTOLOAD))),$(sort $(wordlist 3,99,$(AUTOLOAD))))
 		  $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/install,$$(1))
     endef
   $(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-$(1)),