diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/Measure-Object.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/Measure-Object.cs
index 9a6edeb3bb6..7ab47c1e698 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/Measure-Object.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/Measure-Object.cs
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ private object Compare(object objValue, object statMinOrMaxValue, bool isMin)
         {
             object currentValue = objValue;
             object statValue = statMinOrMaxValue;
-            int factor = isMin ? 1 : -1;
 
             double temp;
             currentValue = ((objValue != null) && LanguagePrimitives.TryConvertTo<double>(objValue, out temp)) ? temp : currentValue;
@@ -631,13 +630,15 @@ private object Compare(object objValue, object statMinOrMaxValue, bool isMin)
                 statValue = PSObject.AsPSObject(statValue).ToString();
             }
 
-            if ((statValue == null) ||
-                ((LanguagePrimitives.Compare(statValue, currentValue, false, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture) * factor) > 0))
+            if (statValue == null)
             {
                 return objValue;
             }
 
-            return statMinOrMaxValue;
+            int comparisonResult = LanguagePrimitives.Compare(statValue, currentValue, ignoreCase: false, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+            return (isMin ? comparisonResult : -comparisonResult) > 0
+                ? objValue
+                : statMinOrMaxValue;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/ObjectCommandComparer.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/ObjectCommandComparer.cs
index 75ed294294d..6ea6e567a02 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/ObjectCommandComparer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/ObjectCommandComparer.cs
@@ -209,19 +209,19 @@ public int Compare(object first, object second)
                 second = secondMsh.BaseObject;
             }
 
-            if (LanguagePrimitives.TryCompare(first, second, !_caseSensitive, _cultureInfo, out int result))
+            if (!LanguagePrimitives.TryCompare(first, second, !_caseSensitive, _cultureInfo, out int result))
             {
-                return result * (_ascendingOrder ? 1 : -1);
-            }
+                // Note that this will occur if the objects do not support
+                // IComparable.  We fall back to comparing as strings.
 
-            // Note that this will occur if the objects do not support
-            // IComparable.  We fall back to comparing as strings.
+                // being here means the first object doesn't support ICompare
+                string firstString = PSObject.AsPSObject(first).ToString();
+                string secondString = PSObject.AsPSObject(second).ToString();
 
-            // being here means the first object doesn't support ICompare
-            string firstString = PSObject.AsPSObject(first).ToString();
-            string secondString = PSObject.AsPSObject(second).ToString();
+                result = _cultureInfo.CompareInfo.Compare(firstString, secondString, _caseSensitive ? CompareOptions.None : CompareOptions.IgnoreCase);
+            }
 
-            return _cultureInfo.CompareInfo.Compare(firstString, secondString, _caseSensitive ? CompareOptions.None : CompareOptions.IgnoreCase) * (_ascendingOrder ? 1 : -1);
+            return _ascendingOrder ? result : -result;
         }
 
         private readonly CultureInfo _cultureInfo = null;