diff --git a/src/stores/RoomListStore.js b/src/stores/RoomListStore.js
index 527fc0fe2e..65148ec8c4 100644
--- a/src/stores/RoomListStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/RoomListStore.js
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ class RoomListStore extends Store {
             let comparator;
             switch (RoomListStore._listOrders[listKey]) {
                 case "recent":
-                    comparator = (roomA, roomB) => this._recentsComparator(roomA, roomB, pinUnread, pinMentioned);
+                    comparator = (roomA, roomB) => {
+                        return this._recentsComparator(roomA, roomB, pinUnread, pinMentioned);
+                    };
                     break;
                 case "manual":
                 default: