diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigureprocessor/AutoConfigureAnnotationProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigureprocessor/AutoConfigureAnnotationProcessor.java
index 64b1741b3f..7a43a3caa6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigureprocessor/AutoConfigureAnnotationProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigureprocessor/AutoConfigureAnnotationProcessor.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class AutoConfigureAnnotationProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
 		@Override
 		public List<Object> getValues(AnnotationMirror annotation) {
 			List<Object> values = super.getValues(annotation);
-			Collections.sort(values, this::compare);
+			values.sort(this::compare);
 			return values;
 		}