diff --git a/src/company_gui.cpp b/src/company_gui.cpp
index 423efcb01f..f4fe7f8030 100644
--- a/src/company_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/company_gui.cpp
@@ -615,28 +615,6 @@ private:
 		ShowDropDownList(this, std::move(list), sel, widget);
 	}
 
-	static bool GroupNameSorter(const Group * const &a, const Group * const &b)
-	{
-		static const Group *last_group[2] = { nullptr, nullptr };
-		static char         last_name[2][64] = { "", "" };
-
-		if (a != last_group[0]) {
-			last_group[0] = a;
-			SetDParam(0, a->index);
-			GetString(last_name[0], STR_GROUP_NAME, lastof(last_name[0]));
-		}
-
-		if (b != last_group[1]) {
-			last_group[1] = b;
-			SetDParam(0, b->index);
-			GetString(last_name[1], STR_GROUP_NAME, lastof(last_name[1]));
-		}
-
-		int r = strnatcmp(last_name[0], last_name[1]); // Sort by name (natural sorting).
-		if (r == 0) return a->index < b->index;
-		return r < 0;
-	}
-
 	void AddChildren(GUIGroupList *source, GroupID parent, int indent)
 	{
 		for (const Group *g : *source) {
@@ -665,7 +643,27 @@ private:
 			}
 
 			list.ForceResort();
-			list.Sort(&GroupNameSorter);
+
+			/* Sort the groups by their name */
+			const Group *last_group[2] = { nullptr, nullptr };
+			char         last_name[2][64] = { "", "" };
+			list.Sort([&](const Group * const &a, const Group * const &b) -> bool {
+				if (a != last_group[0]) {
+					last_group[0] = a;
+					SetDParam(0, a->index);
+					GetString(last_name[0], STR_GROUP_NAME, lastof(last_name[0]));
+				}
+
+				if (b != last_group[1]) {
+					last_group[1] = b;
+					SetDParam(0, b->index);
+					GetString(last_name[1], STR_GROUP_NAME, lastof(last_name[1]));
+				}
+
+				int r = strnatcmp(last_name[0], last_name[1]); // Sort by name (natural sorting).
+				if (r == 0) return a->index < b->index;
+				return r < 0;
+			});
 
 			AddChildren(&list, INVALID_GROUP, 0);
 		}
diff --git a/src/group_gui.cpp b/src/group_gui.cpp
index 0bf8589ac5..8d0bba8fbb 100644
--- a/src/group_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/group_gui.cpp
@@ -141,29 +141,6 @@ private:
 		}
 	}
 
-	/** Sort the groups by their name */
-	static bool GroupNameSorter(const Group * const &a, const Group * const &b)
-	{
-		static const Group *last_group[2] = { nullptr, nullptr };
-		static char         last_name[2][64] = { "", "" };
-
-		if (a != last_group[0]) {
-			last_group[0] = a;
-			SetDParam(0, a->index);
-			GetString(last_name[0], STR_GROUP_NAME, lastof(last_name[0]));
-		}
-
-		if (b != last_group[1]) {
-			last_group[1] = b;
-			SetDParam(0, b->index);
-			GetString(last_name[1], STR_GROUP_NAME, lastof(last_name[1]));
-		}
-
-		int r = strnatcmp(last_name[0], last_name[1]); // Sort by name (natural sorting).
-		if (r == 0) return a->index < b->index;
-		return r < 0;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * (Re)Build the group list.
 	 *
@@ -185,7 +162,27 @@ private:
 		}
 
 		list.ForceResort();
-		list.Sort(&GroupNameSorter);
+
+		/* Sort the groups by their name */
+		const Group *last_group[2] = { nullptr, nullptr };
+		char         last_name[2][64] = { "", "" };
+		list.Sort([&](const Group * const &a, const Group * const &b) {
+			if (a != last_group[0]) {
+				last_group[0] = a;
+				SetDParam(0, a->index);
+				GetString(last_name[0], STR_GROUP_NAME, lastof(last_name[0]));
+			}
+
+			if (b != last_group[1]) {
+				last_group[1] = b;
+				SetDParam(0, b->index);
+				GetString(last_name[1], STR_GROUP_NAME, lastof(last_name[1]));
+			}
+
+			int r = strnatcmp(last_name[0], last_name[1]); // Sort by name (natural sorting).
+			if (r == 0) return a->index < b->index;
+			return r < 0;
+		});
 
 		AddChildren(&list, INVALID_GROUP, 0);