diff --git a/django/utils/datastructures.py b/django/utils/datastructures.py
index ce2424065d..4d9c61ffba 100644
--- a/django/utils/datastructures.py
+++ b/django/utils/datastructures.py
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class SortedDict(dict):
         return iter(self.keyOrder)
 
     def values(self):
-        return [super(SortedDict, self).__getitem__(k) for k in self.keyOrder]
+        super_get = super(SortedDict, self).__getitem__
+        return [super_get(k) for k in self.keyOrder]
 
     def itervalues(self):
         for key in self.keyOrder: