diff --git a/core/sort/sort.odin b/core/sort/sort.odin
index 2ce74294d..a2b4d7ea0 100644
--- a/core/sort/sort.odin
+++ b/core/sort/sort.odin
@@ -684,5 +684,10 @@ compare_f64s :: proc(a, b: f64) -> int {
 compare_strings :: proc(a, b: string) -> int {
 	x := transmute(mem.Raw_String)a
 	y := transmute(mem.Raw_String)b
-	return mem.compare_byte_ptrs(x.data, y.data, min(x.len, y.len))
+	
+	ret := mem.compare_byte_ptrs(x.data, y.data, min(x.len, y.len))
+	if ret == 0 && x.len != y.len {
+		return -1 if x.len < y.len else +1
+	}
+	return ret
 }