diff --git a/django/bin/make-messages.py b/django/bin/make-messages.py
index 11616c9ca5..44040390ea 100755
--- a/django/bin/make-messages.py
+++ b/django/bin/make-messages.py
@@ -74,59 +74,62 @@ def make_messages():
         if os.path.exists(potfile):
             os.unlink(potfile)
 
+        all_files = []
         for (dirpath, dirnames, filenames) in os.walk("."):
-            for file in filenames:
-                if domain == 'djangojs' and file.endswith('.js'):
-                    if verbose: sys.stdout.write('processing file %s in %s\n' % (file, dirpath))
+            all_files.extend([(dirpath, f) for f in filenames])
+        all_files.sort()
+        for dirpath, file in all_files:
+            if domain == 'djangojs' and file.endswith('.js'):
+                if verbose: sys.stdout.write('processing file %s in %s\n' % (file, dirpath))
+                src = open(os.path.join(dirpath, file), "rb").read()
+                src = pythonize_re.sub('\n#', src)
+                open(os.path.join(dirpath, '%s.py' % file), "wb").write(src)
+                thefile = '%s.py' % file
+                cmd = 'xgettext %s -d %s -L Perl --keyword=gettext_noop --keyword=gettext_lazy --keyword=ngettext_lazy:1,2 --from-code UTF-8 -o - "%s"' % (
+                    os.path.exists(potfile) and '--omit-header' or '', domain, os.path.join(dirpath, thefile))
+                (stdin, stdout, stderr) = os.popen3(cmd, 't')
+                msgs = stdout.read()
+                errors = stderr.read()
+                if errors:
+                    print "errors happened while running xgettext on %s" % file
+                    print errors
+                    sys.exit(8)
+                old = '#: '+os.path.join(dirpath, thefile)[2:]
+                new = '#: '+os.path.join(dirpath, file)[2:]
+                msgs = msgs.replace(old, new)
+                if msgs:
+                    open(potfile, 'ab').write(msgs)
+                os.unlink(os.path.join(dirpath, thefile))
+            elif domain == 'django' and (file.endswith('.py') or file.endswith('.html')):
+                thefile = file
+                if file.endswith('.html'):
                     src = open(os.path.join(dirpath, file), "rb").read()
-                    src = pythonize_re.sub('\n#', src)
-                    open(os.path.join(dirpath, '%s.py' % file), "wb").write(src)
                     thefile = '%s.py' % file
-                    cmd = 'xgettext %s -d %s -L Perl --keyword=gettext_noop --keyword=gettext_lazy --keyword=ngettext_lazy:1,2 --from-code UTF-8 -o - "%s"' % (
-                        os.path.exists(potfile) and '--omit-header' or '', domain, os.path.join(dirpath, thefile))
-                    (stdin, stdout, stderr) = os.popen3(cmd, 't')
-                    msgs = stdout.read()
-                    errors = stderr.read()
-                    if errors:
-                        print "errors happened while running xgettext on %s" % file
-                        print errors
-                        sys.exit(8)
+                    open(os.path.join(dirpath, thefile), "wb").write(templatize(src))
+                if verbose:
+                    sys.stdout.write('processing file %s in %s\n' % (file, dirpath))
+                cmd = 'xgettext -d %s -L Python --keyword=gettext_noop --keyword=gettext_lazy --keyword=ngettext_lazy:1,2 --keyword=ugettext_noop --keyword=ugettext_lazy --keyword=ungettext_lazy:1,2 --from-code UTF-8 -o - "%s"' % (
+                    domain, os.path.join(dirpath, thefile))
+                (stdin, stdout, stderr) = os.popen3(cmd, 't')
+                msgs = stdout.read()
+                errors = stderr.read()
+                if errors:
+                    print "errors happened while running xgettext on %s" % file
+                    print errors
+                    sys.exit(8)
+                if thefile != file:
                     old = '#: '+os.path.join(dirpath, thefile)[2:]
                     new = '#: '+os.path.join(dirpath, file)[2:]
                     msgs = msgs.replace(old, new)
-                    if msgs:
-                        open(potfile, 'ab').write(msgs)
+                if os.path.exists(potfile):
+                    # Strip the header
+                    msgs = '\n'.join(dropwhile(len, msgs.split('\n')))
+                else:
+                    msgs = msgs.replace('charset=CHARSET', 'charset=UTF-8')
+                if msgs:
+                    open(potfile, 'ab').write(msgs)
+                if thefile != file:
                     os.unlink(os.path.join(dirpath, thefile))
-                elif domain == 'django' and (file.endswith('.py') or file.endswith('.html')):
-                    thefile = file
-                    if file.endswith('.html'):
-                        src = open(os.path.join(dirpath, file), "rb").read()
-                        thefile = '%s.py' % file
-                        open(os.path.join(dirpath, thefile), "wb").write(templatize(src))
-                    if verbose:
-                        sys.stdout.write('processing file %s in %s\n' % (file, dirpath))
-                    cmd = 'xgettext -d %s -L Python --keyword=gettext_noop --keyword=gettext_lazy --keyword=ngettext_lazy:1,2 --keyword=ugettext_noop --keyword=ugettext_lazy --keyword=ungettext_lazy:1,2 --from-code UTF-8 -o - "%s"' % (
-                        domain, os.path.join(dirpath, thefile))
-                    (stdin, stdout, stderr) = os.popen3(cmd, 't')
-                    msgs = stdout.read()
-                    errors = stderr.read()
-                    if errors:
-                        print "errors happened while running xgettext on %s" % file
-                        print errors
-                        sys.exit(8)
-                    if thefile != file:
-                        old = '#: '+os.path.join(dirpath, thefile)[2:]
-                        new = '#: '+os.path.join(dirpath, file)[2:]
-                        msgs = msgs.replace(old, new)
-                    if os.path.exists(potfile):
-                        # Strip the header
-                        msgs = '\n'.join(dropwhile(len, msgs.split('\n')))
-                    else:
-                        msgs = msgs.replace('charset=CHARSET', 'charset=UTF-8')
-                    if msgs:
-                        open(potfile, 'ab').write(msgs)
-                    if thefile != file:
-                        os.unlink(os.path.join(dirpath, thefile))
 
         if os.path.exists(potfile):
             (stdin, stdout, stderr) = os.popen3('msguniq --to-code=utf-8 "%s"' % potfile, 'b')