diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
index a3a2bef32d..0b7a5134c4 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ int KFileItemModel::sortRoleCompare(const ItemData* a, const ItemData* b, const
             } else if (valueB.isNull()) {
                 result = +1;
             } else {
-                if (valueA < valueB) {
+                if (valueA.toLongLong() < valueB.toLongLong()) {
                     return -1;
                 } else {
                     return +1;