diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/globals.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/globals.cpp
index 733270b06c..264109d17f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/globals.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/globals.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         for (const ESM::Global& esmGlobal : globals)
         {
-            mVariables.emplace(esmGlobal.mId.getRefIdString(), esmGlobal);
+            mVariables.emplace(esmGlobal.mId, esmGlobal);
         }
     }
 
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             // Deleted globals can't appear there, so isDeleted will be ignored here.
             global.load(reader, isDeleted);
 
-            Collection::iterator iter = mVariables.find(global.mId.getRefIdString());
-            if (iter != mVariables.end())
+            if (const auto iter = mVariables.find(global.mId); iter != mVariables.end())
                 iter->second = global;
 
             return true;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/globals.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/globals.hpp
index f53f71e845..ab94f0f8dd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/globals.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/globals.hpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #define GAME_MWWORLD_GLOBALS_H
 
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <map>
 #include <string>
-#include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <components/esm3/loadglob.hpp>
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     class Globals
     {
     private:
-        using Collection
-            = std::unordered_map<std::string, ESM::Global, Misc::StringUtils::CiHash, Misc::StringUtils::CiEqual>;
+        using Collection = std::map<ESM::RefId, ESM::Global, std::less<>>;
 
         Collection mVariables; // type, value