diff --git a/core/playlists/artist.c b/core/playlists/artist.c
index 39429ae9..61f422d6 100644
--- a/core/playlists/artist.c
+++ b/core/playlists/artist.c
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ static struct playlist_ops pl_artist_ops = {
 static struct playlist *__artist_pl_alloc(struct artist *artist)
 {
 	return playlist_generic_alloc(artist->ar_name, PL_ARTIST,
-				      artist_index(artist), &pl_artist_ops);
+				      artist_index(artist), &pl_artist_ops,
+				      3, COMPARE_YEAR, COMPARE_ALBUM, COMPARE_TRACK);
 }
 
 static bool __artist_pl_add(void *data)
diff --git a/core/playlists/generic.c b/core/playlists/generic.c
index b9e6db3e..0f5625ef 100644
--- a/core/playlists/generic.c
+++ b/core/playlists/generic.c
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ void playlist_generic_set_callbacks(struct playlist_callbacks *cb)
 	callbacks = cb;
 }
 
-void playlist_generic_init(struct playlist *playlist, unsigned int nargs, ...)
+static void __playlist_generic_vinit(struct playlist *playlist,
+				     unsigned int nargs, va_list argp)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
-	va_list argp;
 
 	if (!playlist)
 		return;
@@ -53,9 +53,16 @@ void playlist_generic_init(struct playlist *playlist, unsigned int nargs, ...)
 	playlist->pl_sort    = NULL;
 	playlist->pl_search  = NULL;
 
-	va_start(argp, nargs);
 	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++)
 		playlist_generic_sort(playlist, va_arg(argp, unsigned int));
+}
+
+void playlist_generic_init(struct playlist *playlist, unsigned int nargs, ...)
+{
+	va_list argp;
+
+	va_start(argp, nargs);
+	__playlist_generic_vinit(playlist, nargs, argp);
 	va_end(argp);
 }
 
@@ -71,19 +78,23 @@ void playlist_generic_deinit(struct playlist *playlist)
 }
 
 struct playlist *playlist_generic_alloc(gchar *name, enum playlist_type_t type,
-					unsigned int id, struct playlist_ops *ops)
+					unsigned int id, struct playlist_ops *ops,
+					unsigned int nargs, ...)
 {
 	struct playlist *playlist = g_malloc(sizeof(struct playlist));
+	va_list argp;
 
 	playlist->pl_name = name;
 	playlist->pl_type = type;
 	playlist->pl_id   = id;
 	playlist->pl_ops  = ops;
 
-	playlist_generic_init(playlist, 4, COMPARE_ARTIST, COMPARE_YEAR,
-					   COMPARE_ALBUM,  COMPARE_TRACK);
+	va_start(argp, nargs);
+	__playlist_generic_vinit(playlist, nargs, argp);
 	if (callbacks)
 		callbacks->pl_cb_alloc(playlist);
+	va_end(argp);
+
 	return playlist;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/playlists/library.c b/core/playlists/library.c
index ed75272d..8bb38501 100644
--- a/core/playlists/library.c
+++ b/core/playlists/library.c
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ static struct playlist_ops pl_library_ops;
 static struct playlist *__lib_pl_alloc(struct library *library)
 {
 	return playlist_generic_alloc(library->li_path, PL_LIBRARY,
-				      library_index(library), &pl_library_ops);
+				      library_index(library), &pl_library_ops,
+				      4, COMPARE_ARTIST, COMPARE_YEAR,
+					 COMPARE_ALBUM,  COMPARE_TRACK);
 }
 
 static bool __lib_pl_add(void *data)
diff --git a/include/core/playlists/generic.h b/include/core/playlists/generic.h
index 5bc2b5b5..8cfe8ad4 100644
--- a/include/core/playlists/generic.h
+++ b/include/core/playlists/generic.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ void playlist_generic_deinit(struct playlist *);
 
 /* Generic playlist alloc function. */
 struct playlist *playlist_generic_alloc(gchar *, enum playlist_type_t,
-					unsigned int, struct playlist_ops *);
+					unsigned int, struct playlist_ops *,
+					unsigned int, ...);
 
 /* Generic playlist free function. */
 void playlist_generic_free(struct playlist *);