diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_select.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_select.cc
index 1049416cbe5..4cce996aad7 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_select.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_select.cc
@@ -1058,14 +1058,10 @@ static blender::Vector<Sequence *> mouseover_strips_sorted_get(const Scene *scen
     strips.append(seq);
   }
 
-  BLI_assert(strips.size() <= 2);
-
-  /* Ensure that `strips[0]` is the strip closest to the mouse cursor. */
-  if (strips.size() == 2 && strip_to_frame_distance(scene, v2d, strips[0], mouse_co[0]) >
-                                strip_to_frame_distance(scene, v2d, strips[1], mouse_co[0]))
-  {
-    std::swap(strips[0], strips[1]);
-  }
+  std::sort(strips.begin(), strips.end(), [&](const Sequence *seq1, const Sequence *seq2) {
+    return strip_to_frame_distance(scene, v2d, seq1, mouse_co[0]) <
+           strip_to_frame_distance(scene, v2d, seq2, mouse_co[0]);
+  });
 
   return strips;
 }