diff --git a/workbench_access.views.inc b/workbench_access.views.inc
index 96c0840..8604fdd 100644
--- a/workbench_access.views.inc
+++ b/workbench_access.views.inc
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ function workbench_access_views_data() {
     'help' => t('The section to which this node belongs.'),
     'field' => array(
       'handler' => 'workbench_access_handler_field_section',
-      'click sortable' => TRUE,
-    ),
-    'sort' => array(
-      'handler' => 'workbench_access_handler_sort_section',
+      'click sortable' => FALSE,
     ),
+    // Temporarily disable sortability for the section handler.
+    // @see http://drupal.org/node/1243186
+    //'sort' => array(
+    //  'handler' => 'workbench_access_handler_sort_section',
+    //),
   );
   $data['workbench_access']['access_id'] = array(
     'title' => t('Access filter'),