diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_values.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_values.py
index bd619966b67..2a33e0c73c4 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_values.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_values.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class ir_values(osv.osv):
                 results[action['name']] = (action['id'], action['name'], action_def)
             except except_orm, e:
                 continue
-        return results.values()
+        return sorted(results.values())
 
     def _map_legacy_model_list(self, model_list, map_fn, merge_results=False):
         """Apply map_fn to the various models passed, according to