diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/retrieve-workspace-files.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/retrieve-workspace-files.ts
index 37ac9fd744231..0775df0b377b0 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/retrieve-workspace-files.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/retrieve-workspace-files.ts
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ function buildAllWorkspaceFiles(
 ): FileData[] {
   performance.mark('get-all-workspace-files:start');
   let fileData: FileData[] = Object.values(projectFileMap).flat();
-
-  fileData = fileData.concat(globalFiles);
+  fileData = fileData.concat(globalFiles).sort();
   performance.mark('get-all-workspace-files:end');
   performance.measure(
     'get-all-workspace-files',