diff --git a/internal/cri/opts/spec_darwin_opts.go b/internal/cri/opts/spec_darwin_opts.go
index 3d07902df..8c5930c3e 100644
--- a/internal/cri/opts/spec_darwin_opts.go
+++ b/internal/cri/opts/spec_darwin_opts.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func WithDarwinMounts(osi osinterface.OS, config *runtime.ContainerConfig, extra
 
 		// Sort mounts in number of parts. This ensures that high level mounts don't
 		// shadow other mounts.
-		sort.Sort(orderedMounts(mounts))
+		sort.Stable(orderedMounts(mounts))
 
 		// Copy all mounts from default mounts, except for
 		// - mounts overridden by supplied mount;
diff --git a/internal/cri/opts/spec_linux_opts.go b/internal/cri/opts/spec_linux_opts.go
index 1ba691343..295cda01c 100644
--- a/internal/cri/opts/spec_linux_opts.go
+++ b/internal/cri/opts/spec_linux_opts.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func WithMounts(osi osinterface.OS, config *runtime.ContainerConfig, extra []*ru
 
 		// Sort mounts in number of parts. This ensures that high level mounts don't
 		// shadow other mounts.
-		sort.Sort(orderedMounts(mounts))
+		sort.Stable(orderedMounts(mounts))
 
 		// Mount cgroup into the container as readonly, which inherits docker's behavior.
 		s.Mounts = append(s.Mounts, runtimespec.Mount{
diff --git a/internal/cri/opts/spec_windows_opts.go b/internal/cri/opts/spec_windows_opts.go
index f267c499a..01358b115 100644
--- a/internal/cri/opts/spec_windows_opts.go
+++ b/internal/cri/opts/spec_windows_opts.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func WithWindowsMounts(osi osinterface.OS, config *runtime.ContainerConfig, extr
 
 		// Sort mounts in number of parts. This ensures that high level mounts don't
 		// shadow other mounts.
-		sort.Sort(orderedMounts(mounts))
+		sort.Stable(orderedMounts(mounts))
 
 		// Copy all mounts from default mounts, except for
 		// mounts overridden by supplied mount;