diff --git a/zerver/actions/create_user.py b/zerver/actions/create_user.py
index cba54d754c..c1be320253 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/create_user.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/create_user.py
@@ -776,7 +776,9 @@ def do_reactivate_user(user_profile: UserProfile, *, acting_user: UserProfile |
         subscriber_peer_info=subscriber_peer_info,
     )
 
-    member_user_groups = user_profile.direct_groups.select_related("named_user_group")
+    member_user_groups = user_profile.direct_groups.select_related("named_user_group").order_by(
+        "id"
+    )
     named_user_groups = []
     setting_user_groups = []
     for group in member_user_groups:
diff --git a/zerver/actions/users.py b/zerver/actions/users.py
index bb7af6461c..81ae6a0ef7 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/users.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/users.py
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@ def send_events_for_user_deactivation(user_profile: UserProfile) -> None:
         # data, but guests who cannot access the deactivated user
         # need an explicit 'user_group/remove_members' event to
         # update the user groups data.
-        deactivated_user_groups = user_profile.direct_groups.select_related("named_user_group")
+        deactivated_user_groups = user_profile.direct_groups.select_related(
+            "named_user_group"
+        ).order_by("id")
         deactivated_user_named_groups = []
         deactivated_user_setting_groups = []
         for group in deactivated_user_groups: