diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
index d86a9f5f9..a54005176 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 
     // If the total weight is too high, choose the best paying transactions
     if (total_weight > max_backlog_weight)
-      std::sort(tmp.begin(), tmp.end(), [](const auto& a, const auto& b){ return a.fee * b.weight > b.fee * a.weight; });
+      std::stable_sort(tmp.begin(), tmp.end(), [](const auto& a, const auto& b){ return a.fee * b.weight > b.fee * a.weight; });
 
     backlog.clear();
     uint64_t w = 0;