diff --git a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
index 10e528b3a08f..0aad760fcd8c 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ dir_filelist() {
 	${dep_list}header "$1"
 
 	srcdir=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's://*:/:g')
-	dirlist=$(find "${srcdir}" -printf "%p %m %U %G\n" | sort)
+	dirlist=$(find "${srcdir}" -printf "%p %m %U %G\n" | LANG=C sort)
 
 	# If $dirlist is only one line, then the directory is empty
 	if [  "$(echo "${dirlist}" | wc -l)" -gt 1 ]; then