diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/IterablesSpecial.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/IterablesSpecial.kt
index 62aff9516be..92abbab4362 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/IterablesSpecial.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/IterablesSpecial.kt
@@ -75,3 +75,13 @@ public inline fun <T> Iterable<T>.sort(comparator: java.util.Comparator<T>) : Li
     java.util.Collections.sort(list, comparator)
     return list
 }
+
+public inline fun <T> Iterable<T>.sort(compare: (T, T) -> Int): List<T> {
+    return sort(
+            object : java.util.Comparator<T> {
+                public override fun compare(o1: T, o2: T): Int {
+                    return compare.invoke(o1, o2)
+                }
+            }
+    )
+}
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diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
index fc015040ae4..400fb43963c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public inline fun <T> Collection<T>?.orEmpty() : Collection<T>
 /** TODO these functions don't work when they generate the Array<T> versions when they are in JLIterables */
 public inline fun <T: Comparable<T>> Iterable<T>.toSortedList() : List<T> = toCollection(ArrayList<T>()).sort()
 
-public inline fun <T: Comparable<T>> Iterable<T>.toSortedList(comparator: java.util.Comparator<T>) : List<T> = toList().sort(comparator)
+public inline fun <T> Iterable<T>.toSortedList(compare: (T, T) -> Int) : List<T> = toList().sort(compare)
 
 
 // List APIs