diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
index 7a963c82f7d..1fbf6d97e05 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ namespace vcpkg::Install
             }
 
             const std::string filename = file.filename().u8string();
-            if (fs::is_regular_file(status) && (Strings::case_insensitive_ascii_equals(filename.c_str(), "CONTROL") ||
-                                                Strings::case_insensitive_ascii_equals(filename.c_str(), "BUILD_INFO")))
+            if (fs::is_regular_file(status) && (Strings::case_insensitive_ascii_equals(filename, "CONTROL") ||
+                                                Strings::case_insensitive_ascii_equals(filename, "BUILD_INFO")))
             {
                 // Do not copy the control file
                 continue;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/paragraphs.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/paragraphs.cpp
index d0b0c0abf92..41ffceec7cd 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/paragraphs.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/paragraphs.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ namespace vcpkg::Paragraphs
     LoadResults try_load_all_ports(const Files::Filesystem& fs, const fs::path& ports_dir)
     {
         LoadResults ret;
-        for (auto&& path : fs.get_files_non_recursive(ports_dir))
+        auto port_dirs = fs.get_files_non_recursive(ports_dir);
+        Util::sort(port_dirs);
+        for (auto&& path : port_dirs)
         {
             auto maybe_spgh = try_load_port(fs, path);
             if (const auto spgh = maybe_spgh.get())
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/vcpkglib.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/vcpkglib.cpp
index 220c29720de..7979fd9a5ed 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/vcpkglib.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/vcpkglib.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
         StatusParagraphs current_status_db = load_current_database(fs, status_file, status_file_old);
 
         auto update_files = fs.get_files_non_recursive(updates_dir);
+        Util::sort(update_files);
         if (update_files.empty())
         {
             // updates directory is empty, control file is up-to-date.
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/vcpkgpaths.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/vcpkgpaths.cpp
index c36def15dbf..9b331d7fc77 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/vcpkgpaths.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/vcpkgpaths.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
             {
                 output.push_back(path.stem().filename().string());
             }
+            Util::sort(output);
 
             return output;
         });