diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 835e8bdd869f..bf91d0e5c16e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ struct sort_entry sort_thread = {
 static int64_t
 sort__comm_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 {
-	return right->thread->tid - left->thread->tid;
+	/* Compare the addr that should be unique among comm */
+	return thread__comm_str(right->thread) - thread__comm_str(left->thread);
 }
 
 static int64_t