diff --git a/torchgeo/datasets/xview.py b/torchgeo/datasets/xview.py
index 55eaa6735c8..82bacc2be19 100644
--- a/torchgeo/datasets/xview.py
+++ b/torchgeo/datasets/xview.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def _load_files(self, root: str, split: str) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
         images = glob.glob(os.path.join(image_root, "*.png"))
         basenames = [os.path.basename(f) for f in images]
         basenames = ["_".join(f.split("_")[:-2]) for f in basenames]
-        for name in set(basenames):
+        for name in sorted(set(basenames)):
             image1 = os.path.join(image_root, f"{name}_pre_disaster.png")
             image2 = os.path.join(image_root, f"{name}_post_disaster.png")
             mask1 = os.path.join(mask_root, f"{name}_pre_disaster_target.png")