diff --git a/manifests/volume.pp b/manifests/volume.pp
index 6198d5f8..fdf60517 100644
--- a/manifests/volume.pp
+++ b/manifests/volume.pp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 
       # our fact lists bricks comma-separated, but we need an array
       $vol_bricks = split( getvar( "::gluster_volume_${title}_bricks" ), ',')
-      if $bricks != $vol_bricks {
+      if sort($bricks) != sort($vol_bricks) {
         # this resource's list of bricks does not match the existing
         # volume's list of bricks
         $new_bricks = difference($bricks, $vol_bricks)