diff --git a/src/apps/aboutsystem/Utilities.cpp b/src/apps/aboutsystem/Utilities.cpp
index bec2f28d5e..aad1ff9c48 100644
--- a/src/apps/aboutsystem/Utilities.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/aboutsystem/Utilities.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,14 @@ PackageCredit::URL() const
 }
 
 
+/*static*/ bool
+PackageCredit::NameLessInsensitive(const PackageCredit* a,
+	const PackageCredit* b)
+{
+	return a->fPackageName.ICompare(b->fPackageName) < 0;
+}
+
+
 int
 PackageCredit::_MaxCopyrightYear() const
 {
diff --git a/src/apps/aboutsystem/Utilities.h b/src/apps/aboutsystem/Utilities.h
index bfa11b7fb2..634f9e8be0 100644
--- a/src/apps/aboutsystem/Utilities.h
+++ b/src/apps/aboutsystem/Utilities.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ public:
 
 			const char*			URL() const;
 
+	static	bool				NameLessInsensitive(const PackageCredit* a,
+									const PackageCredit* b);
+
 private:
 			int					_MaxCopyrightYear() const;