diff --git a/hugolib/menu.go b/hugolib/menu.go
index 471f29610..4092432c8 100644
--- a/hugolib/menu.go
+++ b/hugolib/menu.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (by MenuEntryBy) Sort(menu Menu) {
 		menu: menu,
 		by:   by, // The Sort method's receiver is the function (closure) that defines the sort order.
 	}
-	sort.Sort(ms)
+	sort.Stable(ms)
 }
 
 var DefaultMenuEntrySort = func(m1, m2 *MenuEntry) bool {
diff --git a/hugolib/pageSort.go b/hugolib/pageSort.go
index 63e230ac0..c621740b2 100644
--- a/hugolib/pageSort.go
+++ b/hugolib/pageSort.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (by PageBy) Sort(pages Pages) {
 		pages: pages,
 		by:    by, // The Sort method's receiver is the function (closure) that defines the sort order.
 	}
-	sort.Sort(ps)
+	sort.Stable(ps)
 }
 
 var DefaultPageSort = func(p1, p2 *Page) bool {
diff --git a/hugolib/taxonomy.go b/hugolib/taxonomy.go
index 890bd550c..c03061830 100644
--- a/hugolib/taxonomy.go
+++ b/hugolib/taxonomy.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (by OIby) Sort(taxonomy OrderedTaxonomy) {
 		taxonomy: taxonomy,
 		by:       by, // The Sort method's receiver is the function (closure) that defines the sort order.
 	}
-	sort.Sort(ps)
+	sort.Stable(ps)
 }
 
 // Len is part of sort.Interface.
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (wp WeightedPages) Pages() Pages {
 
 func (p WeightedPages) Len() int      { return len(p) }
 func (p WeightedPages) Swap(i, j int) { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
-func (p WeightedPages) Sort()         { sort.Sort(p) }
+func (p WeightedPages) Sort()         { sort.Stable(p) }
 func (p WeightedPages) Count() int    { return len(p) }
 func (p WeightedPages) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	if p[i].Weight == p[j].Weight {