diff --git a/lib/classes/component.php b/lib/classes/component.php
index fec31ec1474..ed848aee908 100644
--- a/lib/classes/component.php
+++ b/lib/classes/component.php
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ $cache = '.var_export($cache, true).';
                 self::load_classes($plugintype.'_'.$pluginname, "$fulldir/classes");
             }
         }
+        ksort(self::$classmap);
     }
 
     /**