diff --git a/lib/gitlab/search_results.rb b/lib/gitlab/search_results.rb
index 036fa6f937c3f67294748e2ecfccb29cbbacfc57..f13528a2eea549b2a929ea501edc1d6cc7da6747 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/search_results.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/search_results.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module Gitlab
     end
 
     def project_ids_relation
-      limit_projects.select(:id)
+      limit_projects.select(:id).reorder(nil)
     end
   end
 end