diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/volume_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/volume_manager.go
index a71c05412f5..d48266f52a3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/volume_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/volume_manager.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package volumemanager
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -286,15 +287,8 @@ func (vm *volumeManager) GetVolumesInUse() []v1.UniqueVolumeName {
 	// volume *should* be attached to this node until it is safely unmounted.
 	desiredVolumes := vm.desiredStateOfWorld.GetVolumesToMount()
 	mountedVolumes := vm.actualStateOfWorld.GetGloballyMountedVolumes()
-	volumesToReportInUse :=
-		make(
-			[]v1.UniqueVolumeName,
-			0, /* len */
-			len(desiredVolumes)+len(mountedVolumes) /* cap */)
-	desiredVolumesMap :=
-		make(
-			map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]bool,
-			len(desiredVolumes)+len(mountedVolumes) /* cap */)
+	volumesToReportInUse := make([]v1.UniqueVolumeName, 0, len(desiredVolumes)+len(mountedVolumes))
+	desiredVolumesMap := make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]bool, len(desiredVolumes)+len(mountedVolumes))
 
 	for _, volume := range desiredVolumes {
 		if volume.PluginIsAttachable {
@@ -313,6 +307,9 @@ func (vm *volumeManager) GetVolumesInUse() []v1.UniqueVolumeName {
 		}
 	}
 
+	sort.Slice(volumesToReportInUse, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return string(volumesToReportInUse[i]) < string(volumesToReportInUse[j])
+	})
 	return volumesToReportInUse
 }