diff --git a/tools/mm/page_owner_sort.c b/tools/mm/page_owner_sort.c
index 14c67e9e84c4..e6954909401c 100644
--- a/tools/mm/page_owner_sort.c
+++ b/tools/mm/page_owner_sort.c
@@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ static int compare_ts(const void *p1, const void *p2)
 {
 	const struct block_list *l1 = p1, *l2 = p2;
 
-	return l1->ts_nsec < l2->ts_nsec ? -1 : 1;
+	if (l1->ts_nsec < l2->ts_nsec)
+		return -1;
+	if (l1->ts_nsec > l2->ts_nsec)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int compare_cull_condition(const void *p1, const void *p2)