diff --git a/core/sort/sort.odin b/core/sort/sort.odin
index b79b2c13f..2ce74294d 100644
--- a/core/sort/sort.odin
+++ b/core/sort/sort.odin
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import _slice "core:slice"
 import "core:intrinsics"
 
 _ :: intrinsics
+_ :: _slice
 ORD :: intrinsics.type_is_ordered
 
 Interface :: struct {