diff --git a/jetty-webapp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/webapp/MetaInfConfiguration.java b/jetty-webapp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/webapp/MetaInfConfiguration.java
index 4cd13d79c59..e345499edb6 100644
--- a/jetty-webapp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/webapp/MetaInfConfiguration.java
+++ b/jetty-webapp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/webapp/MetaInfConfiguration.java
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ public class MetaInfConfiguration extends AbstractConfiguration
         if (web_inf_lib.exists() && web_inf_lib.isDirectory())
         {
             String[] files=web_inf_lib.list();
+            if (files != null)
+            {
+                Arrays.sort(files);
+            }
             for (int f=0;files!=null && f<files.length;f++)
             {
                 try