diff --git a/builtin/repack.c b/builtin/repack.c
index ea56e92ad5..0e4aae80c0 100644
--- a/builtin/repack.c
+++ b/builtin/repack.c
@@ -856,6 +856,8 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!names.nr && !po_args.quiet)
 		printf_ln(_("Nothing new to pack."));
 
+	string_list_sort(&names);
+
 	for_each_string_list_item(item, &names) {
 		item->util = (void *)(uintptr_t)populate_pack_exts(item->string);
 	}
@@ -896,7 +898,6 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (delete_redundant && pack_everything & ALL_INTO_ONE) {
 		const int hexsz = the_hash_algo->hexsz;
-		string_list_sort(&names);
 		for_each_string_list_item(item, &existing_nonkept_packs) {
 			char *sha1;
 			size_t len = strlen(item->string);
diff --git a/t/t7703-repack-geometric.sh b/t/t7703-repack-geometric.sh
index 2cd1de7295..da87f8b2d8 100755
--- a/t/t7703-repack-geometric.sh
+++ b/t/t7703-repack-geometric.sh
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test_expect_success '--geometric chooses largest MIDX preferred pack' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_failure '--geometric with pack.packSizeLimit' '
+test_expect_success '--geometric with pack.packSizeLimit' '
 	git init pack-rewrite &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -fr pack-rewrite" &&
 	(