diff --git a/include/depends.mk b/include/depends.mk
index 073fb03632b..a858d4b033e 100644
--- a/include/depends.mk
+++ b/include/depends.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 DEP_FINDPARAMS := -x "*/.svn*" -x ".*" -x "*:*" -x "*\!*" -x "* *" -x "*\\\#*" -x "*/.*_check" -x "*/.*.swp" -x "*/.pkgdir*"
 
 find_md5=find $(wildcard $(1)) -type f $(patsubst -x,-and -not -path,$(DEP_FINDPARAMS) $(2)) -printf "%p%T@\n" | sort | $(MKHASH) md5
+find_md5_reproducible=find $(wildcard $(1)) -type f $(patsubst -x,-and -not -path,$(DEP_FINDPARAMS) $(2)) -print0 | xargs -0 $(MKHASH) md5 | sort | $(MKHASH) md5
 
 define rdep
   .PRECIOUS: $(2)
diff --git a/include/host-build.mk b/include/host-build.mk
index f06dd802301..22fcc31f15c 100644
--- a/include/host-build.mk
+++ b/include/host-build.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/depends.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/quilt.mk
 
 BUILD_TYPES += host
-HOST_STAMP_PREPARED=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(HOST_QUILT)$(DUMP),,$(shell $(call find_md5,${CURDIR} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),))_$(call confvar,CONFIG_AUTOREMOVE $(HOST_PREPARED_DEPENDS)))
+HOST_STAMP_PREPARED=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(HOST_QUILT)$(DUMP),,$(shell $(call $(if $(CONFIG_AUTOREMOVE),find_md5_reproducible,find_md5),${CURDIR} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),))_$(call confvar,CONFIG_AUTOREMOVE $(HOST_PREPARED_DEPENDS)))
 HOST_STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 HOST_STAMP_BUILT:=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.built
 HOST_BUILD_PREFIX?=$(if $(IS_PACKAGE_BUILD),$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG),$(STAGING_DIR_HOST))
diff --git a/include/kernel-build.mk b/include/kernel-build.mk
index cc651f29b11..5b332258f8b 100644
--- a/include/kernel-build.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-build.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ifneq ($(DUMP),1)
 endif
 
 KERNEL_FILE_DEPENDS=$(GENERIC_BACKPORT_DIR) $(GENERIC_PATCH_DIR) $(GENERIC_HACK_DIR) $(PATCH_DIR) $(GENERIC_FILES_DIR) $(FILES_DIR)
-STAMP_PREPARED=$(LINUX_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call find_md5,$(KERNEL_FILE_DEPENDS),)))
+STAMP_PREPARED=$(LINUX_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call $(if $(CONFIG_AUTOREMOVE),find_md5_reproducible,find_md5),$(KERNEL_FILE_DEPENDS),)))
 STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/download.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/quilt.mk
diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 5861533bf50..368bf0d7cac 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ifneq ($(PREV_STAMP_PREPARED),)
   STAMP_PREPARED:=$(PREV_STAMP_PREPARED)
   CONFIG_AUTOREBUILD:=
 else
-  STAMP_PREPARED=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call find_md5,${CURDIR} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),))_$(call confvar,CONFIG_AUTOREMOVE $(PKG_PREPARED_DEPENDS)))
+  STAMP_PREPARED=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call $(if $(CONFIG_AUTOREMOVE),find_md5_reproducible,find_md5),${CURDIR} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),))_$(call confvar,CONFIG_AUTOREMOVE $(PKG_PREPARED_DEPENDS)))
 endif
 STAMP_CONFIGURED=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured$(if $(DUMP),,_$(call confvar,$(PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS)))
 STAMP_CONFIGURED_WILDCARD=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured_*