diff --git a/pkg/providers/amifamily/ami.go b/pkg/providers/amifamily/ami.go
index 3b7bb33d7885..83bb807a6a6d 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/amifamily/ami.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/amifamily/ami.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type AMI struct {
 type AMIs []AMI
 
 // Sort orders the AMIs by creation date in descending order.
-// If creation date is nil or two AMIs have the same creation date, the AMIs will be sorted by name in ascending order.
+// If creation date is nil or two AMIs have the same creation date, the AMIs will be sorted by ID, which is guaranteed to be unique, in ascending order.
 func (a AMIs) Sort() {
 	sort.Slice(a, func(i, j int) bool {
 		itime, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, a[i].CreationDate)
@@ -68,12 +68,7 @@ func (a AMIs) Sort() {
 		if itime.Unix() != jtime.Unix() {
 			return itime.Unix() > jtime.Unix()
 		}
-		if a[i].Name != a[j].Name {
-			return a[i].Name < a[j].Name
-		}
-		iHash, _ := hashstructure.Hash(a[i].Requirements, hashstructure.FormatV2, &hashstructure.HashOptions{})
-		jHash, _ := hashstructure.Hash(a[i].Requirements, hashstructure.FormatV2, &hashstructure.HashOptions{})
-		return iHash < jHash
+		return a[i].AmiID < a[j].AmiID
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/providers/amifamily/suite_test.go b/pkg/providers/amifamily/suite_test.go
index fcf370d8fd55..c7f5cb2da1a2 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/amifamily/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/amifamily/suite_test.go
@@ -440,6 +440,64 @@ var _ = Describe("AMIProvider", func() {
 				},
 			))
 		})
+		It("should sort amis with the same name and creation date consistently", func() {
+			amis := amifamily.AMIs{
+				{
+					Name:         "test-ami-1",
+					AmiID:        "test-ami-4-id",
+					CreationDate: "2021-08-31T00:10:42.000Z",
+					Requirements: scheduling.NewRequirements(),
+				},
+				{
+					Name:         "test-ami-1",
+					AmiID:        "test-ami-3-id",
+					CreationDate: "2021-08-31T00:10:42.000Z",
+					Requirements: scheduling.NewRequirements(),
+				},
+				{
+					Name:         "test-ami-1",
+					AmiID:        "test-ami-2-id",
+					CreationDate: "2021-08-31T00:10:42.000Z",
+					Requirements: scheduling.NewRequirements(),
+				},
+				{
+					Name:         "test-ami-1",
+					AmiID:        "test-ami-1-id",
+					CreationDate: "2021-08-31T00:10:42.000Z",
+					Requirements: scheduling.NewRequirements(),
+				},
+			}
+
+			amis.Sort()
+			Expect(amis).To(Equal(
+				amifamily.AMIs{
+					{
+						Name:         "test-ami-1",
+						AmiID:        "test-ami-1-id",
+						CreationDate: "2021-08-31T00:10:42.000Z",
+						Requirements: scheduling.NewRequirements(),
+					},
+					{
+						Name:         "test-ami-1",
+						AmiID:        "test-ami-2-id",
+						CreationDate: "2021-08-31T00:10:42.000Z",
+						Requirements: scheduling.NewRequirements(),
+					},
+					{
+						Name:         "test-ami-1",
+						AmiID:        "test-ami-3-id",
+						CreationDate: "2021-08-31T00:10:42.000Z",
+						Requirements: scheduling.NewRequirements(),
+					},
+					{
+						Name:         "test-ami-1",
+						AmiID:        "test-ami-4-id",
+						CreationDate: "2021-08-31T00:10:42.000Z",
+						Requirements: scheduling.NewRequirements(),
+					},
+				},
+			))
+		})
 	})
 })