diff --git a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_sortPanel.sqf b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_sortPanel.sqf
index 7a8a8978eb..f9803a429e 100644
--- a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_sortPanel.sqf
+++ b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_sortPanel.sqf
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ _for do {
 
 // Sort alphabetically, find the previously selected item and select it again
 if (_right) then {
-    [_panel, 1] lnbSortBy ["TEXT", _sortDirection == ASCENDING, false, true, false];
+    [_panel, 1] lnbSortBy ["TEXT", _sortDirection == ASCENDING, false, true, true]; // do not support unicode, as it's much more performance intensive (~3x more)
 
     _for do {
         // Remove sorting text, as it blocks the item name otherwise
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ if (_right) then {
         };
     };
 } else {
-    _panel lbSortBy ["TEXT", _sortDirection == ASCENDING, false, true, false];
+    _panel lbSortBy ["TEXT", _sortDirection == ASCENDING, false, true, true]; // do not support unicode, as it's much more performance intensive (~3x more)
 
     _for do {
         _item = _panel lbData _i;