diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
index 78a380c7e53..ce2ebde3e23 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func (st ServerType) Setup(
 				defaultLog.Exclude = append(defaultLog.Exclude, ncl.log.Include...)
 
 				// avoid duplicates by sorting + compacting
-				slices.Sort[string](defaultLog.Exclude)
+				sort.Strings(defaultLog.Exclude)
 				defaultLog.Exclude = slices.Compact[[]string, string](defaultLog.Exclude)
 			}
 		}