diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
index 4ac2b14..cf9e260 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ class Download:
                 path_tracks.sort()
             elif not is_album:
                 # If it is not an album sort by creation time
-                path_tracks.sort(key=lambda x: os.path.getctime(x))
+                path_tracks.sort(key=lambda x: x.stat().st_birthtime)
 
             # Write data to m3u file
             with path_playlist.open(mode="w", encoding="utf-8") as f: