diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/common/persistable_state/migrate_to_latest.ts b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/common/persistable_state/migrate_to_latest.ts
index c298f531e1ade4..6d5e28d44b3768 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/common/persistable_state/migrate_to_latest.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/common/persistable_state/migrate_to_latest.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export function migrateToLatest<S extends SerializableState>(
   [state, oldVersion]: VersionedState
 ): VersionedState<S> {
   const versions = Object.keys(migrations || {})
-    .sort(compare)
-    .filter((v) => compare(v, oldVersion) > 0);
+    .filter((v) => compare(v, oldVersion) > 0)
+    .sort(compare);
 
   if (!versions.length) return [state, oldVersion] as VersionedState<S>;