diff --git a/br/pkg/restore/BUILD.bazel b/br/pkg/restore/BUILD.bazel
index 5f7e7f79bc..416b4083db 100644
--- a/br/pkg/restore/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/br/pkg/restore/BUILD.bazel
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ go_test(
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//codes",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//keepalive",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//status",
+        "@org_golang_x_exp//slices",
         "@org_uber_go_goleak//:goleak",
         "@org_uber_go_multierr//:multierr",
         "@org_uber_go_zap//:zap",
diff --git a/br/pkg/restore/client_test.go b/br/pkg/restore/client_test.go
index 1b48bb6050..e0c75e28b5 100644
--- a/br/pkg/restore/client_test.go
+++ b/br/pkg/restore/client_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/tablecodec"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	pd "github.com/tikv/pd/client"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
 )
 
@@ -424,9 +425,9 @@ func (r *RecordStores) put(id uint64) {
 }
 
 func (r *RecordStores) sort() {
-	sort.Slice(r.stores, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return r.stores[i] < r.stores[j]
-	})
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	slices.Sort(r.stores)
 }
 
 var recordStores RecordStores