diff --git a/element/userfield/lib.php b/element/userfield/lib.php
index 3eb577b..c5bbbc8 100644
--- a/element/userfield/lib.php
+++ b/element/userfield/lib.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class customcert_element_userfield extends customcert_element_base {
     public function render_form_elements($mform) {
         // Get the user fields.
         $userfields = condition_info::get_condition_user_fields();
-        core_collator::asort($userfields);
+        customcert_perform_asort($userfields);
 
         // Create the select box where the user field is selected.
         $mform->addElement('select', 'userfield', get_string('userfield', 'customcertelement_userfield'), $userfields);
diff --git a/lib.php b/lib.php
index e215c87..4f291f9 100644
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ function customcert_get_elements() {
         }
     }
 
-    core_collator::asort($options);
+    customcert_perform_asort($options);
     return $options;
 }
 
@@ -969,3 +969,16 @@ function customcert_generate_report_file($customcert, $users, $type) {
     // Close the workbook.
     $workbook->close();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Perform asort on a given array.
+ *
+ * @param array $fields
+ */
+function customcert_perform_asort(&$fields) {
+    if (class_exists('core_collator')) {
+        core_collator::asort($fields);
+    } else {
+        collatorlib::asort($fields);
+    }
+}