diff --git a/contrib/kiss-orphans b/contrib/kiss-orphans
index 56e4afe..02deae2 100755
--- a/contrib/kiss-orphans
+++ b/contrib/kiss-orphans
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 cd "$KISS_ROOT/var/db/kiss/installed/"
 
 for pkg in *; do
-    (
     case $pkg in
         # Exemptions for orphans which aren't really
         # orphans. Exclude them from the list.
@@ -13,7 +12,8 @@ for pkg in *; do
             continue
     esac
 
-    grep -q "^$pkg$" ./*/depends || printf '%s\n' "$pkg"
+    (
+        grep -q "^$pkg$" ./*/depends || printf '%s\n' "$pkg"
     ) &
-done
+done | sort
 wait