diff --git a/cocos2dx/event_dispatcher/CCEventDispatcher.cpp b/cocos2dx/event_dispatcher/CCEventDispatcher.cpp
index 3ecaabe91c..a0a6880c67 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/event_dispatcher/CCEventDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/event_dispatcher/CCEventDispatcher.cpp
@@ -217,12 +217,13 @@ void EventDispatcher::setPriorityWithFixedValue(EventListener* listener, int fix
     }
 }
 
-void EventDispatcher::dispatchEvent(Event* event)
+void EventDispatcher::dispatchEvent(Event* event, bool toSortListeners)
 {
     if (_listeners == nullptr || !_isEnabled)
         return;
 
-    sortAllEventListenerItemsForType(event->_type);
+    if (toSortListeners)
+        sortAllEventListenerItemsForType(event->_type);
 
     DispatchGuard guard(_inDispatch);
 
diff --git a/cocos2dx/event_dispatcher/CCEventDispatcher.h b/cocos2dx/event_dispatcher/CCEventDispatcher.h
index 8a1748da88..cb0cf75684 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/event_dispatcher/CCEventDispatcher.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/event_dispatcher/CCEventDispatcher.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
      *  Also removes all EventListeners marked for deletion from the
      *  event dispatcher list.
      */
-    void dispatchEvent(Event* event);
+    void dispatchEvent(Event* event, bool toSortListeners = true);
 
 public:
     /** Destructor of EventDispatcher */