diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver.cs
index 562797e3e3..7db491ad2e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
                 variants.Remove(defaultLang);
 
                 //Sort the remaining languages a-z
-                variants.OrderBy(x => x.Language.Name);
+                variants = variants.OrderBy(x => x.Name).ToList();
 
                 //Insert the default lang as the first item
                 variants.Insert(0, defaultLang);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/LanguageMapperProfile.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/LanguageMapperProfile.cs
index 6dd6135329..f820d5ae54 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/LanguageMapperProfile.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/LanguageMapperProfile.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
                 langs.Remove(defaultLang);
 
                 //Sort the remaining languages a-z
-                langs.OrderBy(x => x.Name);
+                langs = langs.OrderBy(x => x.Name).ToList();
 
                 //Insert the default lang as the first item
                 langs.Insert(0, defaultLang);