diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 8c5ba9407c24..c4042e109953 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1613,8 +1613,8 @@ create-packages: .PHONY create-packages-world create-packages-kernel
 create-world-packages:	_pkgbootstrap .PHONY
 	@rm -f ${WSTAGEDIR}/*.plist 2>/dev/null || :
 	@cd ${WSTAGEDIR} ; \
-		awk -f ${SRCDIR}/release/scripts/mtree-to-plist.awk \
-		${WSTAGEDIR}/METALOG
+		env -i LC_COLLATE=C sort ${WSTAGEDIR}/METALOG | \
+		awk -f ${SRCDIR}/release/scripts/mtree-to-plist.awk
 	@for plist in ${WSTAGEDIR}/*.plist; do \
 	  plist=$${plist##*/} ; \
 	  pkgname=$${plist%.plist} ; \
@@ -1658,9 +1658,9 @@ _debug=-debug
 create-kernel-packages: create-kernel-packages-flavor${flavor:C,^""$,${_default_flavor},}
 create-kernel-packages-flavor${flavor:C,^""$,${_default_flavor},}: _pkgbootstrap .PHONY
 	@cd ${KSTAGEDIR}/${DISTDIR} ; \
+	env -i LC_COLLATE=C sort ${KSTAGEDIR}/kernel.meta | \
 	awk -f ${SRCDIR}/release/scripts/mtree-to-plist.awk \
-		-v kernel=yes -v _kernconf=${INSTALLKERNEL} \
-		${KSTAGEDIR}/kernel.meta ; \
+		-v kernel=yes -v _kernconf=${INSTALLKERNEL} ; \
 	cap_arg=`cd ${SRCDIR}/etc ; ${MAKE} -VCAP_MKDB_ENDIAN` ; \
 	pwd_arg=`cd ${SRCDIR}/etc ; ${MAKE} -VPWD_MKDB_ENDIAN` ; \
 	sed -e "s/%VERSION%/${PKG_VERSION}/" \
@@ -1693,9 +1693,9 @@ _debug=-debug
 create-kernel-packages: create-kernel-packages-extra-flavor${flavor:C,^""$,${_default_flavor},}-${_kernel}
 create-kernel-packages-extra-flavor${flavor:C,^""$,${_default_flavor},}-${_kernel}: _pkgbootstrap .PHONY
 	@cd ${KSTAGEDIR}/kernel.${_kernel} ; \
+	env -i LC_COLLATE=C sort ${KSTAGEDIR}/kernel.${_kernel}.meta | \
 	awk -f ${SRCDIR}/release/scripts/mtree-to-plist.awk \
-		-v kernel=yes -v _kernconf=${_kernel} \
-		${KSTAGEDIR}/kernel.${_kernel}.meta ; \
+		-v kernel=yes -v _kernconf=${_kernel} ; \
 	cap_arg=`cd ${SRCDIR}/etc ; ${MAKE} -VCAP_MKDB_ENDIAN` ; \
 	pwd_arg=`cd ${SRCDIR}/etc ; ${MAKE} -VPWD_MKDB_ENDIAN` ; \
 	sed -e "s/%VERSION%/${PKG_VERSION}/" \