diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index 22aeff4..5d5dc31 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ pkg_install_files() {
     # Reverse the manifest file so that we start shallow and go
     # deeper as we iterate over each item. This is needed so that
     # directories are created going down the tree.
-    awk '{L[n++]=$0}END{while(n--)print L[n]}' "$2/$pkg_db/${2##*/}/manifest" |
+    sort "$2/$pkg_db/${2##*/}/manifest" |
 
     while read -r line; do i=$((i+1))
         # Grab the octal permissions so that directory creation