diff --git a/src/functTest/groovy/com/verificationgentleman/gradle/hdvl/systemverilog/SystemVerilogPluginCompileOrderSpec.groovy b/src/functTest/groovy/com/verificationgentleman/gradle/hdvl/systemverilog/SystemVerilogPluginCompileOrderSpec.groovy
index b9a8677..c73d7ff 100644
--- a/src/functTest/groovy/com/verificationgentleman/gradle/hdvl/systemverilog/SystemVerilogPluginCompileOrderSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/functTest/groovy/com/verificationgentleman/gradle/hdvl/systemverilog/SystemVerilogPluginCompileOrderSpec.groovy
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import static org.gradle.testkit.runner.TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
 class SystemVerilogPluginCompileOrderSpec extends Specification {
     @Rule TemporaryFolder testProjectDir = new TemporaryFolder()
     File buildFile
+    File mainSv
 
     def setup() {
         buildFile = testProjectDir.newFile('build.gradle')
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ class SystemVerilogPluginCompileOrderSpec extends Specification {
                 id 'com.verificationgentleman.gradle.hdvl.systemverilog'
             }
         """
+
+        mainSv = testProjectDir.newFolder('src', 'main', 'sv')
     }
 
     def "can compile a given sv source file first"() {
-        File mainSv = testProjectDir.newFolder('src', 'main', 'sv')
         new File(mainSv, "file0.sv").createNewFile()
         new File(mainSv, "file1.sv").createNewFile()
 
@@ -65,4 +67,38 @@ class SystemVerilogPluginCompileOrderSpec extends Specification {
 
         lineWithFile1 < lineWithFile0
     }
+
+    def "can compile matching source files first"() {
+        new File(mainSv, 'another_file.sv').createNewFile()
+        new File(mainSv, 'file0.sv').createNewFile()
+        new File(mainSv, 'file1.sv').createNewFile()
+
+        buildFile << """
+            sourceSets.main.sv.order.first 'file*.sv'
+        """
+
+        when:
+        def result = GradleRunner.create()
+            .withProjectDir(testProjectDir.root)
+            .withPluginClasspath()
+            .withArguments(':genXrunArgsFile')
+            .build()
+
+        then:
+        result.task(":genXrunArgsFile").outcome == SUCCESS
+        def xrunArgsFile = new File(testProjectDir.root, 'build/xrun_args.f')
+        def lines = xrunArgsFile.text.split('\n')
+
+        def lineWithFile0 = lines.findIndexOf { it.contains('file0.sv') }
+        lineWithFile0 != -1
+
+        def lineWithFile1 = lines.findIndexOf { it.contains('file1.sv') }
+        lineWithFile1 != -1
+
+        def lineWithAnotherFile = lines.findIndexOf { it.contains('another_file.sv') }
+        lineWithFile1 != -1
+
+        lineWithFile0 < lineWithAnotherFile
+        lineWithFile1 < lineWithAnotherFile
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/verificationgentleman/gradle/hdvl/AbstractGenArgsFile.java b/src/main/java/com/verificationgentleman/gradle/hdvl/AbstractGenArgsFile.java
index e09d0d1..c715317 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/verificationgentleman/gradle/hdvl/AbstractGenArgsFile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/verificationgentleman/gradle/hdvl/AbstractGenArgsFile.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 
 public abstract class AbstractGenArgsFile extends SourceTask {
 
@@ -129,23 +128,15 @@ private void writeExportedHeaders(FileWriter writer) throws IOException {
     protected abstract String getIncdirOpt(String incdirPath);
 
     private Iterable<File> getOrderedSystemVerilogSourceFiles() {
-        List<File> result = new ArrayList<>(getSource().getFiles());
-
         if (!getSvOrder().isPresent() || getSvOrder().get().getFirst() == null)
-            return result;
+            return getSource();
 
         String first = getSvOrder().get().getFirst();
+        FileTree firstFiles = getSource().matching(patternFilterable -> patternFilterable.include(first));
 
-        int indexOfFirstFile = IntStream.range(0, result.size())
-            .filter(i -> result.get(i).getName().equals(first))
-            .findFirst()
-            .orElse(-1);
-
-        if (indexOfFirstFile > 0) {
-            File firstFile = result.get(indexOfFirstFile);
-            result.remove(indexOfFirstFile);
-            result.add(0, firstFile);
-        }
+        List<File> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        result.addAll(firstFiles.getFiles());
+        result.addAll(getSource().minus(firstFiles).getFiles());
 
         return result;
     }