diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index e0a4182a1..6d4586e08 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const BaseAppView = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     loadGrid: function() {
-        this._allItems.sort(this._compareItems);
+        this._allItems.sort(Lang.bind(this, this._compareItems));
 
         for (let i = 0; i < this._allItems.length; i++) {
             let id = this._getItemId(this._allItems[i]);
diff --git a/js/ui/status/network.js b/js/ui/status/network.js
index 879d7bfa1..029c4ca90 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/network.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/network.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ const NMConnectionSection = new Lang.Class({
             this.emit('activation-failed', reason);
         }));
 
-        let pos = Util.insertSorted(this._connections, connection, this._connectionSortFunction);
+        let pos = Util.insertSorted(this._connections, connection, Lang.bind(this, this._connectionSortFunction));
         this._labelSection.addMenuItem(item.labelItem, pos);
         this._switchSection.addMenuItem(item.switchItem, pos);
         this._connectionItems.set(connection.get_uuid(), item);