diff -Nur grub-0.96.wildcard/stage2/stage2.c grub-0.96.wildcard2/stage2/stage2.c
--- grub-0.96.wildcard/stage2/stage2.c	2005-03-18 17:48:26.000000000 +0200
+++ grub-0.96.wildcard2/stage2/stage2.c	2005-03-18 19:16:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -1331,6 +1331,42 @@
   return wildcard_matches;
 }
 
+static int inplace_sort_nextint(char **p);
+
+static int inplace_sort_nextint(char **p)
+{
+  int i = 0;
+
+  while (**p && **p < '0' && **p > '9') *p++;
+  if (!**p) return -1;
+  while (**p && **p >= '0' && **p <= '9')
+    {
+      i = i * 10 + **p - '0';
+      *p++;
+    }
+  return i;
+}
+
+static int inplace_sort_strcmp(char *l, char *r);
+
+static int
+inplace_sort_strcmp(char *l, char *r)
+{
+  char *lp = l;
+  char *rp = r;
+  int li, ri;
+
+  do
+    {
+      li = inplace_sort_nextint(&lp);
+      ri = inplace_sort_nextint(&rp);
+      if (li > ri) return 1;
+      if (ri > li) return -1;
+    }
+  while (li != -1 || ri != -1);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 #define skip(str) ((str) + grub_strlen (str) + 1)
 
 static void inplace_sort (char *str, int len);
@@ -1354,7 +1390,7 @@
 
       for (m = n; m >= 2; m--)
 	{
-	  if (grub_strcmp (s, t) > 0)
+	  if (inplace_sort_strcmp (s, t) < 0)
 	    {
 	      int ls = skip (s) - s;
 	      int lt = skip (t) - t;