diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index fcea65c55..3ad27acbe 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -485,6 +485,15 @@ func FirstUniquePaths(list Paths) Paths {
 	return firstUniquePathsList(list)
 }
 
+// SortedUniquePaths returns what its name says
+func SortedUniquePaths(list Paths) Paths {
+	unique := FirstUniquePaths(list)
+	sort.Slice(unique, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return unique[i].String() < unique[j].String()
+	})
+	return unique
+}
+
 func firstUniquePathsList(list Paths) Paths {
 	k := 0
 outer:
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index a6a347b5f..a7053dcf1 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) buildNoticeFiles(ctx android.ModuleContext, apexFileName st
 		return android.NoticeOutputs{}
 	}
 
-	return android.BuildNoticeOutput(ctx, a.installDir, apexFileName, android.FirstUniquePaths(noticeFiles))
+	return android.BuildNoticeOutput(ctx, a.installDir, apexFileName, android.SortedUniquePaths(noticeFiles))
 }
 
 func (a *apexBundle) buildInstalledFilesFile(ctx android.ModuleContext, builtApex android.Path, imageDir android.Path) android.OutputPath {