diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/plugins/installed-plugins.ts b/packages/nx/src/utils/plugins/installed-plugins.ts
index 073f82f494165..9c19d669153a7 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/plugins/installed-plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/plugins/installed-plugins.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function findInstalledPlugins(): PackageJson[] {
       result.push(pluginPackageJson);
     }
   }
-  return result;
+  return result.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
 }
 
 function getNxPluginPackageJsonOrNull(pkg: string): PackageJson | null {