diff --git a/src/flag/flag.go b/src/flag/flag.go
index 1669e9aca7..4fa502839a 100644
--- a/src/flag/flag.go
+++ b/src/flag/flag.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ func sortFlags(flags map[string]*Flag) []*Flag {
 		result[i] = f
 		i++
 	}
-	sort.Slice(result, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return result[i].Name < result[j].Name
+	slices.SortFunc(result, func(a, b *Flag) int {
+		return strings.Compare(a.Name, b.Name)
 	})
 	return result
 }
diff --git a/src/flag/flag_test.go b/src/flag/flag_test.go
index 8e9ae316fe..14a5038917 100644
--- a/src/flag/flag_test.go
+++ b/src/flag/flag_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestEverything(t *testing.T) {
 	// Now test they're visited in sort order.
 	var flagNames []string
 	Visit(func(f *Flag) { flagNames = append(flagNames, f.Name) })
-	if !sort.StringsAreSorted(flagNames) {
+	if !slices.IsSorted(flagNames) {
 		t.Errorf("flag names not sorted: %v", flagNames)
 	}
 }