diff --git a/devutils/set_quilt_vars.fish b/devutils/set_quilt_vars.fish
index 4f1db580..ecf26d46 100755
--- a/devutils/set_quilt_vars.fish
+++ b/devutils/set_quilt_vars.fish
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ set -gx QUILT_PATCHES "$REPO_ROOT/patches"
 set -gx QUILT_PUSH_ARGS "--color=auto"
 set -gx QUILT_DIFF_OPTS "--show-c-function"
 set -gx QUILT_PATCH_OPTS "--unified --reject-format=unified"
-set -gx QUILT_DIFF_ARGS "-p ab --no-timestamps --no-index --color=auto --sort"
-set -gx QUILT_REFRESH_ARGS "-p ab --no-timestamps --no-index --sort --strip-trailing-whitespace"
+set -gx QUILT_DIFF_ARGS "-p ab --no-timestamps --no-index --color=auto"
+set -gx QUILT_REFRESH_ARGS "-p ab --no-timestamps --no-index --strip-trailing-whitespace"
 set -gx QUILT_COLORS "diff_hdr=1;32:diff_add=1;34:diff_rem=1;31:diff_hunk=1;33:diff_ctx=35:diff_cctx=33"
 set -gx QUILT_SERIES_ARGS "--color=auto"
 set -gx QUILT_PATCHES_ARGS "--color=auto"