diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 5580e506838e..f943a427335f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>       /* need_resched() */
-#include <linux/sort.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
@@ -541,28 +540,24 @@ static void acpi_processor_power_verify_c3(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 	return;
 }
 
-static int acpi_cst_latency_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
+static void acpi_cst_latency_sort(struct acpi_processor_cx *states, size_t length)
 {
-	const struct acpi_processor_cx *x = a, *y = b;
+	int i, j, k;
 
-	if (!(x->valid && y->valid))
-		return 0;
-	if (x->latency > y->latency)
-		return 1;
-	if (x->latency < y->latency)
-		return -1;
-	return 0;
-}
-static void acpi_cst_latency_swap(void *a, void *b, int n)
-{
-	struct acpi_processor_cx *x = a, *y = b;
-	u32 tmp;
+	for (i = 1; i < length; i++) {
+		if (!states[i].valid)
+			continue;
 
-	if (!(x->valid && y->valid))
-		return;
-	tmp = x->latency;
-	x->latency = y->latency;
-	y->latency = tmp;
+		for (j = i - 1, k = i; j >= 0; j--) {
+			if (!states[j].valid)
+				continue;
+
+			if (states[j].latency > states[k].latency)
+				swap(states[j].latency, states[k].latency);
+
+			k = j;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static int acpi_processor_power_verify(struct acpi_processor *pr)
@@ -607,10 +602,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_power_verify(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 
 	if (buggy_latency) {
 		pr_notice("FW issue: working around C-state latencies out of order\n");
-		sort(&pr->power.states[1], max_cstate,
-		     sizeof(struct acpi_processor_cx),
-		     acpi_cst_latency_cmp,
-		     acpi_cst_latency_swap);
+		acpi_cst_latency_sort(&pr->power.states[1], max_cstate);
 	}
 
 	lapic_timer_propagate_broadcast(pr);