diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/users.html b/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/users.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/users.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/users.html
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   var myColumnDefs = [
       {key:"gravatar",label:"",sortable:false,},
       {key:"username",label:"${_('username')}",sortable:true,
-          sortOptions: { sortFunction: linkSort }
+          sortOptions: { sortFunction: usernamelinkSort }
       },
       {key:"firstname",label:"${_('firstname')}",sortable:true,},
       {key:"lastname",label:"${_('lastname')}",sortable:true,},