diff --git a/scripts/gen_app_partitions.py b/scripts/gen_app_partitions.py
index 616fb533d51..3b6ff4751b5 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_app_partitions.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_app_partitions.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def parse_elf_file(partitions):
 def generate_final_linker(linker_file, partitions):
     string = linker_start_seq
     size_string = ''
-    for partition, item in sorted(partitions.items()):
+    for partition, item in partitions.items():
         string += data_template.format(partition)
         if LIB in item:
             for lib in item[LIB]: