diff --git a/hugolib/pageSort.go b/hugolib/pageSort.go
index 99c01f630..ec62ca7e5 100644
--- a/hugolib/pageSort.go
+++ b/hugolib/pageSort.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ package hugolib
 
 import (
 	"sort"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 var spc = newPageCache()
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func (by PageBy) Sort(pages Pages) {
 var DefaultPageSort = func(p1, p2 *Page) bool {
 	if p1.Weight == p2.Weight {
 		if p1.Date.Unix() == p2.Date.Unix() {
-			return strings.Compare(p1.LinkTitle(), p2.LinkTitle()) == -1
+			return (p1.LinkTitle() < p2.LinkTitle())
 		}
 		return p1.Date.Unix() > p2.Date.Unix()
 	}