diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-ears-thank.md b/.changeset/twelve-ears-thank.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a949301226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-ears-thank.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/lifecycle": patch
+"pnpm": patch
+---
+
+Build projects in a workspace in correct order [#6568](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/pull/6568).
diff --git a/exec/lifecycle/src/runLifecycleHooksConcurrently.ts b/exec/lifecycle/src/runLifecycleHooksConcurrently.ts
index 740d2ac5695..eaa48ccb16e 100644
--- a/exec/lifecycle/src/runLifecycleHooksConcurrently.ts
+++ b/exec/lifecycle/src/runLifecycleHooksConcurrently.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export async function runLifecycleHooksConcurrently (
       importersByBuildIndex.get(importer.buildIndex)!.push(importer)
     }
   }
-  const sortedBuildIndexes = Array.from(importersByBuildIndex.keys()).sort()
+  const sortedBuildIndexes = Array.from(importersByBuildIndex.keys()).sort((a, b) => a - b)
   const groups = sortedBuildIndexes.map((buildIndex) => {
     const importers = importersByBuildIndex.get(buildIndex)!
     return importers.map(({ manifest, modulesDir, rootDir, stages: importerStages, targetDirs }) =>