diff --git a/appletbrowser/kcategorizeditemsviewmodels.cpp b/appletbrowser/kcategorizeditemsviewmodels.cpp
index 709fee4d7..77396627a 100644
--- a/appletbrowser/kcategorizeditemsviewmodels.cpp
+++ b/appletbrowser/kcategorizeditemsviewmodels.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ bool DefaultItemFilterProxyModel::filterAcceptsRow(int sourceRow,
 bool DefaultItemFilterProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left,
         const QModelIndex &right) const
 {
-    return sourceModel()->data(left).toString().compare(sourceModel()->data(right).toString(), sortCaseSensitivity()) < 0;
+    return sourceModel()->data(left).toString().localeAwareCompare(sourceModel()->data(right).toString()) < 0;
 }
 
 void DefaultItemFilterProxyModel::setSearch(const QString & pattern)