diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 655244e26..e4b71c0da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends XmppFragment
 
         @Override
         public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
-            Collections.sort(selectedMessages, (o1, o2) -> Long.compare(o1.getTimeSent(), o2.getMergedTimeSent()));
+            Collections.sort(selectedMessages, Comparator.comparingLong(Message::getTimeSent));
             if (item.getItemId() == R.id.copy_message) {
                 StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();