diff --git a/pkg/model/awsmodel/autoscalinggroup.go b/pkg/model/awsmodel/autoscalinggroup.go
index 91eb4695e8..b060645d80 100644
--- a/pkg/model/awsmodel/autoscalinggroup.go
+++ b/pkg/model/awsmodel/autoscalinggroup.go
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ func (b *AutoscalingGroupModelBuilder) buildAutoScalingGroupTask(c *fi.ModelBuil
 			c.AddTask(tg)
 		}
 	}
+	sort.Stable(awstasks.OrderTargetGroupsByName(t.TargetGroups))
 
 	// @step: are we using a mixed instance policy
 	if ig.Spec.MixedInstancesPolicy != nil {
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks/autoscalinggroup.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks/autoscalinggroup.go
index adf8f37033..4823405704 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks/autoscalinggroup.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks/autoscalinggroup.go
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ func (e *AutoscalingGroup) Find(c *fi.Context) (*AutoscalingGroup, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		actual.TargetGroups = targetGroups
+		sort.Stable(OrderTargetGroupsByName(actual.TargetGroups))
 	}
 
 	if g.VPCZoneIdentifier != nil {