diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index 3bc243723b..3f1c645de3 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ def explode_dep_versions2(s):
         if not (i in r and r[i]):
             r[lastdep] = []
 
+    r = collections.OrderedDict(sorted(r.items(), key=lambda x: x[0]))
     return r
 
 def explode_dep_versions(s):