diff --git a/awx/main/fields.py b/awx/main/fields.py
index 49895d70fc3f..7a74aadb3c3c 100644
--- a/awx/main/fields.py
+++ b/awx/main/fields.py
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ def _update_m2m_position(self, sender, instance, action, **kwargs):
             descriptor = getattr(instance, self.name)
             order_with_respect_to = descriptor.source_field_name
 
-            for i, ig in enumerate(sender.objects.filter(**{order_with_respect_to: instance.pk})):
+            for i, ig in enumerate(sender.objects.filter(**{order_with_respect_to: instance.pk}).order_by('id')):
                 if ig.position != i:
                     ig.position = i
                     ig.save()