diff --git a/trust/token.c b/trust/token.c
index 473847dc..8130cc4f 100644
--- a/trust/token.c
+++ b/trust/token.c
@@ -252,12 +252,23 @@ loader_load_if_file (p11_token *token,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+compar_strings (const void *one,
+                const void *two)
+{
+	char **p1 = (char **)one;
+	char **p2 = (char **)two;
+	return strcmp (*p1, *p2);
+}
+
+
 static int
 loader_load_directory (p11_token *token,
                        const char *directory,
                        p11_dict *present)
 {
 	p11_dictiter iter;
+	p11_array *paths;
 	struct dirent *dp;
 	char *path;
 	int total = 0;
@@ -272,11 +283,25 @@ loader_load_directory (p11_token *token,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	paths = p11_array_new (NULL);
+
 	while ((dp = readdir (dir)) != NULL) {
 		path = p11_path_build (directory, dp->d_name, NULL);
 		return_val_if_fail (path != NULL, -1);
 
-		ret = loader_load_if_file (token, path);
+		if (!p11_array_push (paths, path)) {
+			free (path);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+    closedir(dir);
+
+    qsort(paths->elem, paths->num, sizeof(char *), compar_strings);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < paths->num; i++) {
+		path = paths->elem[i];
+		ret = loader_load_if_file(token, path);
 		if (ret >= 0) {
 			if (ret <= INT_MAX - total) {
 				total += ret;
@@ -291,7 +316,7 @@ loader_load_directory (p11_token *token,
 		free (path);
 	}
 
-	closedir (dir);
+	p11_array_free (paths);
 
 	/* All other files that were present, not here now */
 	p11_dict_iterate (present, &iter);