diff --git a/docs/conf_common.py b/docs/conf_common.py
index 17fcc7f0e..6153e51cc 100644
--- a/docs/conf_common.py
+++ b/docs/conf_common.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ call_with_python('../gen-dxd.py')
 def find_component_files(parent_dir, target_filename):
     parent_dir = os.path.abspath(parent_dir)
     result = []
+
+    component_files = dict()
+
     for (dirpath, dirnames, filenames) in os.walk(parent_dir):
         try:
             # note: trimming "examples" dir as MQTT submodule
@@ -71,8 +74,14 @@ def find_component_files(parent_dir, target_filename):
         except ValueError:
             pass
         if target_filename in filenames:
-            result.append(os.path.join(dirpath, target_filename))
-    print("List of %s: %s" % (target_filename, ", ".join(result)))
+            component_files[os.path.basename(dirpath)] = os.path.join(dirpath, target_filename)
+
+    components = sorted(component_files.keys())
+
+    for component in components:
+        result.append(component_files[component])
+
+    print("List of %s: %s" % (target_filename, ", ".join(components)))
     return result
 
 
diff --git a/tools/cmake/kconfig.cmake b/tools/cmake/kconfig.cmake
index 05976aca6..e2e05c107 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/kconfig.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/kconfig.cmake
@@ -77,9 +77,20 @@ function(kconfig_process_config)
     set(kconfigs)
     set(kconfigs_projbuild)
 
+    # Components are usually sorted (somewhat) topologically via their dependencies. This extends to the component
+    # paths list. Obtain an alphabetical list in order to present menus also in the same order.
+    set(components ${BUILD_COMPONENTS})
+    list(SORT components)
+
+    foreach(component ${components})
+        list(FIND BUILD_COMPONENTS ${component} idx)
+        list(GET BUILD_COMPONENT_PATHS ${idx} component_path)
+        list(APPEND component_paths ${component_path})
+    endforeach()
+
     # Find Kconfig and Kconfig.projbuild for each component as applicable
     # if any of these change, cmake should rerun
-    foreach(dir ${BUILD_COMPONENT_PATHS})
+    foreach(dir ${component_paths})
         file(GLOB kconfig "${dir}/Kconfig")
         if(kconfig)
             set(kconfigs "${kconfigs} ${kconfig}")