diff --git a/clcache.py b/clcache.py
index ca6cc976..cc1bfc02 100644
--- a/clcache.py
+++ b/clcache.py
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ def getManifestHash(compilerBinary, commandLine, sourceFile):
         return getFileHash(sourceFile, additionalData)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def getIncludesContentHashForFiles(includes):
-        listOfIncludesHashes = []
+    def verifyIncludesHashes(includes):
         includeMissing = False
 
         for path in sorted(includes.keys()):
@@ -201,14 +200,15 @@ def getIncludesContentHashForFiles(includes):
                 fileHash = getFileHash(path)
                 if fileHash != includes[path]:
                     raise IncludeChangedException()
-                listOfIncludesHashes.append(fileHash)
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 includeMissing = True
 
         if includeMissing:
             raise IncludeNotFoundException()
 
-        return ManifestRepository.getIncludesContentHashForHashes(listOfIncludesHashes)
+    @staticmethod
+    def getIncludesContentHashForFiles(includes):
+        return ManifestRepository.getIncludesContentHashForHashes(sorted(includes.values()))
 
     @staticmethod
     def getIncludesContentHashForHashes(listOfIncludesHashes):
@@ -1514,10 +1514,12 @@ def processDirect(cache, objectFile, compiler, cmdLine, sourceFile):
         if manifest is not None:
             # NOTE: command line options already included in hash for manifest name
             try:
-                includesContentHash = ManifestRepository.getIncludesContentHashForFiles({
+                includes = {
                     expandBasedirPlaceholder(path, baseDir):contentHash
                     for path, contentHash in manifest.includeFiles.items()
-                })
+                }
+                ManifestRepository.verifyIncludesHashes(includes)
+                includesContentHash = ManifestRepository.getIncludesContentHashForFiles(includes)
 
                 cachekey = manifest.includesContentToObjectMap.get(includesContentHash)
                 assert cachekey is not None