diff --git a/common/list.c b/common/list.c
index d6f6f2eab..850c85697 100644
--- a/common/list.c
+++ b/common/list.c
@@ -50,14 +50,8 @@ void list_cat(list_t *list, list_t *source) {
 	}
 }
 
-// pass the pointer of the object we care about to the comparison function
-static int list_cmp(const void *l, const void *r, void *_cmp) {
-	int (*cmp)(const void *, const void *) = _cmp;
-	return cmp(*(void**)l, *(void**)r);
-}
-
-void list_sort(list_t *list, int compare(const void *left, const void *right)) {
-	qsort_r(list->items, list->length, sizeof(void *), list_cmp, compare);
+void list_qsort(list_t* list, int compare(const void *left, const void *right)) {
+	qsort(list->items, list->length, sizeof(void *), compare);
 }
 
 int list_seq_find(list_t *list, int compare(const void *item, const void *data), const void *data) {
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index b97acb578..a915fbedd 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -179,10 +179,12 @@ void free_output_config(struct output_config *oc);
 int workspace_output_cmp_workspace(const void *a, const void *b);
 
 int sway_binding_cmp(const void *a, const void *b);
+int sway_binding_cmp_qsort(const void *a, const void *b);
 int sway_binding_cmp_keys(const void *a, const void *b);
 void free_sway_binding(struct sway_binding *sb);
 
 int sway_mouse_binding_cmp(const void *a, const void *b);
+int sway_mouse_binding_cmp_qsort(const void *a, const void *b);
 int sway_mouse_binding_cmp_buttons(const void *a, const void *b);
 void free_sway_mouse_binding(struct sway_mouse_binding *smb);
 
diff --git a/include/list.h b/include/list.h
index 90d0ad36d..d18d3f545 100644
--- a/include/list.h
+++ b/include/list.h
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ void list_add(list_t *list, void *item);
 void list_insert(list_t *list, int index, void *item);
 void list_del(list_t *list, int index);
 void list_cat(list_t *list, list_t *source);
-// See qsort
-void list_sort(list_t *list, int compare(const void *left, const void *right));
+// See qsort. Remember to use *_qsort functions as compare functions,
+// because they dereference the left and right arguments first!
+void list_qsort(list_t *list, int compare(const void *left, const void *right));
 // Return index for first item in list that returns 0 for given compare
 // function or -1 if none matches.
 int list_seq_find(list_t *list, int compare(const void *item, const void *cmp_to), const void *cmp_to);
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 3d882a7b3..f6d9b947b 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_bindsym(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 	binding->order = binding_order++;
 	list_add(mode->bindings, binding);
-	list_sort(mode->bindings, sway_binding_cmp);
+	list_qsort(mode->bindings, sway_binding_cmp_qsort);
 
 	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "bindsym - Bound %s to command %s", argv[0], binding->command);
 	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
@@ -1255,9 +1255,9 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_scratchpad(int argc, char **argv) {
 }
 
 // sort in order of longest->shortest
-static int compare_set(const void *_l, const void *_r) {
-	struct sway_variable const *l = _l;
-	struct sway_variable const *r = _r;
+static int compare_set_qsort(const void *_l, const void *_r) {
+	struct sway_variable const *l = *(void **)_l;
+	struct sway_variable const *r = *(void **)_r;
 	return strlen(r->name) - strlen(l->name);
 }
 
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_set(int argc, char **argv) {
 		var = malloc(sizeof(struct sway_variable));
 		var->name = strdup(argv[0]);
 		list_add(config->symbols, var);
-		list_sort(config->symbols, compare_set);
+		list_qsort(config->symbols, compare_set_qsort);
 	}
 	var->value = join_args(argv + 1, argc - 1);
 	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ static struct cmd_results *bar_cmd_bindsym(int argc, char **argv) {
 		list_del(bar->bindings, i);
 	}
 	list_add(bar->bindings, binding);
-	list_sort(bar->bindings, sway_mouse_binding_cmp);
+	list_qsort(bar->bindings, sway_mouse_binding_cmp_qsort);
 
 	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "bindsym - Bound %s to command %s when clicking swaybar", argv[0], binding->command);
 	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 4b1bf01a5..e86eda538 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -642,6 +642,10 @@ int sway_binding_cmp(const void *a, const void *b) {
 	return lenient_strcmp(binda->command, bindb->command);
 }
 
+int sway_binding_cmp_qsort(const void *a, const void *b) {
+	return sway_binding_cmp(*(void **)a, *(void **)b);
+}
+
 void free_sway_binding(struct sway_binding *binding) {
 	if (binding->keys) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < binding->keys->length; i++) {
@@ -675,6 +679,10 @@ int sway_mouse_binding_cmp(const void *a, const void *b) {
 	return lenient_strcmp(binda->command, bindb->command);
 }
 
+int sway_mouse_binding_cmp_qsort(const void *a, const void *b) {
+	return sway_mouse_binding_cmp(*(void **)a, *(void **)b);
+}
+
 void free_sway_mouse_binding(struct sway_mouse_binding *binding) {
 	if (binding->command) {
 		free(binding->command);