diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_eni.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_eni.py
index 94fd48bfd6b..50a48c15ab0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_eni.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_eni.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def compare_eni(connection, module):
 
         for eni in all_eni:
             remote_security_groups = get_sec_group_list(eni.groups)
-            if (eni.subnet_id == subnet_id) and (eni.private_ip_address == private_ip_address) and (eni.description == description) and (remote_security_groups == security_groups):
+            if (eni.subnet_id == subnet_id) and (eni.private_ip_address == private_ip_address) and (eni.description == description) and (sorted(remote_security_groups) == sorted(security_groups)):
                 return eni
 
     except BotoServerError as e: