diff --git a/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/requirements.go b/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/requirements.go
index 443de657f1d9..9c16827a4901 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/requirements.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/requirements.go
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ func (r *Requirements) rebuild() {
 		}
 		if values.IsComplement() {
 			req.Operator = v1.NodeSelectorOpNotIn
-			req.Values = values.ComplementValues().UnsortedList()
+			req.Values = values.ComplementValues().List()
 		} else {
 			req.Operator = v1.NodeSelectorOpIn
-			req.Values = values.Values().UnsortedList()
+			req.Values = values.Values().List()
 		}
 		r.Requirements = append(r.Requirements, req)
 	}
@@ -136,6 +136,28 @@ func (r *Requirements) rebuild() {
 			r.Requirements = append(r.Requirements, req)
 		}
 	}
+
+	sort.Slice(r.Requirements, func(a, b int) bool {
+		lhs := r.Requirements[a]
+		rhs := r.Requirements[b]
+		if lhs.Key != rhs.Key {
+			return lhs.Key < rhs.Key
+		}
+		if lhs.Operator != rhs.Operator {
+			return lhs.Operator < rhs.Operator
+		}
+		if len(lhs.Values) != len(rhs.Values) {
+			return len(lhs.Values) < len(rhs.Values)
+		}
+
+		// lengths are the same now
+		for i := 0; i < len(lhs.Values); i++ {
+			if lhs.Values[i] != rhs.Values[i] {
+				return lhs.Values[i] < rhs.Values[i]
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	})
 }
 
 // Keys returns unique set of the label keys from the requirements
diff --git a/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/suite_test.go b/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/suite_test.go
index ad644281881b..31ba3bc60441 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/suite_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package v1alpha5
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/utils/pretty"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -359,3 +360,36 @@ var _ = Describe("Validation", func() {
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("Consistency", func() {
+	It("should return requirements in a consistent manner", func() {
+		nodeReqs := []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+			{
+				Key:      v1.LabelHostname,
+				Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+				Values:   []string{"a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g"},
+			},
+			{
+				Key:      v1.LabelTopologyZone,
+				Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+				Values:   []string{"zone-1", "zone-2", "zone-3", "zone-4"},
+			},
+			{
+				Key:      v1.LabelArchStable,
+				Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+				Values:   []string{"amd64", "arm64"},
+			},
+		}
+
+		// generate an initial rendering of the requirements
+		reqs := Requirements{}.Add(nodeReqs...)
+		expected := pretty.Concise(reqs)
+
+		// all other renderings should be identical
+		for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
+			newRequirements := Requirements{}.Add(nodeReqs...)
+			got := pretty.Concise(newRequirements)
+			Expect(got).To(Equal(expected))
+		}
+	})
+})