diff --git a/libraries/joomla/form/fields/aliastag.php b/libraries/joomla/form/fields/aliastag.php
index ac3ff33e5aa1e..b0701482fe224 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/form/fields/aliastag.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/form/fields/aliastag.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ protected function getOptions()
 			$options,
 			function($a, $b)
 			{
-				return $a->text > $b->text;
+				return strcmp($a->text, $b->text);
 			}
 		);