diff --git a/image.in/Makefile b/image.in/Makefile
index 27fc0798..e4cb64b2 100644
--- a/image.in/Makefile
+++ b/image.in/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ GLOBAL_TARGET := $(ARCH)
 GLOBAL_HSH_APT_CONFIG := $(wildcard $(APTCONF))
 
 # the lib/build-*.mk comes from features.in/build-*/lib
-include lib/*.mk
+include $(sort $(wildcard lib/*.mk))
 include $(MKIMAGE_PREFIX)/targets.mk
 
 # specified only for the final image (target-specific)
diff --git a/main.mk b/main.mk
index e5f97f4f..924cb3d2 100644
--- a/main.mk
+++ b/main.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export MKIMAGE_PROFILES := $(realpath $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 -include $(HOME)/.mkimage/profiles.mk
 
 # most of the actual work done elsewhere
-include lib/*.mk
+include $(sort $(wildcard lib/*.mk))
 include conf.d/*.mk
 include features.in/*/config.mk
 
diff --git a/sub.in/main/Makefile b/sub.in/main/Makefile
index 77eedc52..915f33ac 100644
--- a/sub.in/main/Makefile
+++ b/sub.in/main/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ IMAGE_PACKAGES = $(call map,list, \
 		 $(SYSTEM_PACKAGES) $(COMMON_PACKAGES) \
 		 $(THE_PACKAGES) $(BASE_PACKAGES) $(MAIN_PACKAGES)
 
--include lib/*.mk
+-include $(sort $(wildcard lib/*.mk))
 
 MKI_DESTDIR = ALTLinux/RPMS.main
 MKI_PACK_RESULTS = data
diff --git a/sub.in/stage1/Makefile b/sub.in/stage1/Makefile
index 8e94cb77..edf064b0 100644
--- a/sub.in/stage1/Makefile
+++ b/sub.in/stage1/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CHROOT_PACKAGES = $(STAGE1_PACKAGES) $(SYSTEM_PACKAGES)
 # pass for use/stage2
 GLOBAL_SQUASHFS := $(SQUASHFS)
 
--include lib/*.mk
+-include $(sort $(wildcard lib/*.mk))
 
 # scripts prepare bootloader configuration, too
 # NB: we pass tested squashfs options for ../stage2/Makefile to include
diff --git a/sub.in/stage2/Makefile b/sub.in/stage2/Makefile
index e12a7435..7f0e24be 100644
--- a/sub.in/stage2/Makefile
+++ b/sub.in/stage2/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ IMAGE_PACKAGES_REGEXP += $(call kpackages, \
 			 $(STAGE2_KMODULES) $(STAGE2_KMODULES_REGEXP), \
 			 $(STAGE1_KFLAVOUR))
 
--include lib/*.mk
+-include $(sort $(wildcard lib/*.mk))
 
 # see also scripts.d/99-elf-stats
 ifdef GLOBAL_SQUASHFS_SORT