1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ui-refs.c b/ui-refs.c
index 0ae0612..3fbaad0 100644
--- a/ui-refs.c
+++ b/ui-refs.c
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ void cgit_print_branches(int maxcount)
 	if (maxcount == 0 || maxcount > list.count)
 		maxcount = list.count;
 
-	qsort(list.refs, list.count, sizeof(*list.refs), cmp_branch_age);
-	if (ctx.repo->branch_sort == 0)
+	if (maxcount < list.count) {
+		qsort(list.refs, list.count, sizeof(*list.refs), cmp_branch_age);
 		qsort(list.refs, maxcount, sizeof(*list.refs), cmp_ref_name);
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < maxcount; i++)
 		print_branch(list.refs[i]);