diff --git a/core/slice/sort.odin b/core/slice/sort.odin
index 515eddcc3..3b4119afa 100644
--- a/core/slice/sort.odin
+++ b/core/slice/sort.odin
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ _sort_by_indices :: proc(data, sorted: $T/[]$E, indices: []int) {
 
 sort_by_indices_overwrite :: proc(data: $T/[]$E, indices: []int) {
 	assert(len(data) == len(indices))
-	temp := make([]int, len(data), context.allocator)
+	temp := make([]E, len(data), context.allocator)
 	defer delete(temp)
 	for v, i in indices {
 		temp[i] = data[v]