diff --git a/libc/bionic/scandir.cpp b/libc/bionic/scandir.cpp
index f528286..0acef36 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/scandir.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/scandir.cpp
@@ -69,11 +69,8 @@
   }
 
   void Sort(int (*comparator)(const dirent**, const dirent**)) {
-    // If we have entries and a comparator, sort them.
-    if (size_ > 0 && comparator != nullptr) {
-      qsort(names_, size_, sizeof(dirent*),
-            reinterpret_cast<int (*)(const void*, const void*)>(comparator));
-    }
+    qsort(names_, size_, sizeof(dirent*),
+          reinterpret_cast<int (*)(const void*, const void*)>(comparator));
   }
 
  private:
@@ -120,7 +117,9 @@
     names.Add(entry);
   }
 
-  names.Sort(comparator);
+  if (comparator != nullptr) {
+    names.Sort(comparator);
+  }
 
   size_t size = names.size();
   *name_list = names.release();