diff --git a/pkg/services/object_manager/placement/traverser.go b/pkg/services/object_manager/placement/traverser.go
index 7c720b204..6a949e938 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object_manager/placement/traverser.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object_manager/placement/traverser.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func sortVector(cfg *cfg, unsortedVector []netmap.NodeInfo) ([]netmap.NodeInfo,
 			metrics: m,
 		}
 	}
-	slices.SortFunc(nm, func(a, b nodeMetrics) int {
+	slices.SortStableFunc(nm, func(a, b nodeMetrics) int {
 		return slices.Compare(a.metrics, b.metrics)
 	})
 	sortedVector := make([]netmap.NodeInfo, len(unsortedVector))