diff --git a/core/slice/sort_private.odin b/core/slice/sort_private.odin
index f568671a8..1a2a24b5b 100644
--- a/core/slice/sort_private.odin
+++ b/core/slice/sort_private.odin
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Sort_Kind :: enum {
 	Cmp,
 }
 
-_stable_sort_general :: proc(data: $T/[]$E, call: $P, $KIND: Sort_Kind) {
+_stable_sort_general :: proc(data: $T/[]$E, call: $P, $KIND: Sort_Kind) where (ORD(E) && KIND == .Ordered) || (KIND != .Ordered) #no_bounds_check {
 	less :: #force_inline proc(a, b: E, call: P) -> bool {
 		when KIND == .Ordered {
 			return a < b