diff --git a/setuptools/command/egg_info.py b/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
index 50f3d5c..7c8ea53 100755
--- a/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def warn_depends_obsolete(cmd, basename, filename):
 def _write_requirements(stream, reqs):
     lines = yield_lines(reqs or ())
     append_cr = lambda line: line + '\n'
-    lines = map(append_cr, lines)
+    lines = map(append_cr, sorted(lines))
     stream.writelines(lines)