diff --git a/modules.bzl b/modules.bzl
index e772f156124f..5e613e7e78b2 100644
--- a/modules.bzl
+++ b/modules.bzl
@@ -208,4 +208,4 @@ def get_gki_protected_modules_list(arch = None):
     all_gki_modules = get_gki_modules_list(arch) + get_kunit_modules_list(arch)
     unprotected_modules = _COMMON_UNPROTECTED_MODULES_LIST
     protected_modules = [mod for mod in all_gki_modules if mod not in unprotected_modules]
-    return protected_modules
+    return sorted(protected_modules)