diff --git a/railties/lib/initializer.rb b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
index 0a6d7a13411e692082a748d7ec758f62cee5b28e..c34dbcdc5b0ffdd83361f5585a50f764054d4190 100644
--- a/railties/lib/initializer.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def after_initialize
     end
 
     def load_application_initializers
-      Dir["#{configuration.root_path}/config/initializers/**/*.rb"].each do |initializer|
+      Dir["#{configuration.root_path}/config/initializers/**/*.rb"].sort.each do |initializer|
         load(initializer)
       end
     end