diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2ecf34470e..616078924b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = setuptools
-version = 69.0.3
+version = 69.0.3+site
 author = Python Packaging Authority
 author_email = distutils-sig@python.org
 description = Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages
diff --git a/setuptools/command/build_clib.py b/setuptools/command/build_clib.py
index acd4d1d3ba..164ea2e0cc 100644
--- a/setuptools/command/build_clib.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/build_clib.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def build_libraries(self, libraries):
                     "'sources' must be present and must be "
                     "a list of source filenames" % lib_name
                 )
-            sources = sorted(list(sources))
+            sources = list(sources)
 
             log.info("building '%s' library", lib_name)