diff --git a/core/string.c b/core/string.c
index 407ffcfb..5b7c22e7 100644
--- a/core/string.c
+++ b/core/string.c
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ int string_compare(const gchar *lhs, const gchar *rhs)
 	}
 	if (strlen(rhs) == 0)
 		return -1;
-	return g_strcmp0(lhs, rhs);
+	return g_utf8_collate(lhs, rhs);
 }