diff -r bf3a7373e11a Lib/cProfile.py
--- a/Lib/cProfile.py	Sat Dec 05 00:19:08 2015 -0600
+++ b/Lib/cProfile.py	Sat Dec 05 21:16:29 2015 +0800
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 
     def print_stats(self, sort=-1):
         import pstats
-        pstats.Stats(self).strip_dirs().sort_stats(sort).print_stats()
+        if not hasattr(sort, '__iter__') or isinstance(sort, str):
+            sort = (sort,)
+        pstats.Stats(self).strip_dirs().sort_stats(*sort).print_stats()
 
     def dump_stats(self, file):
         import marshal
diff -r bf3a7373e11a Lib/profile.py
--- a/Lib/profile.py	Sat Dec 05 00:19:08 2015 -0600
+++ b/Lib/profile.py	Sat Dec 05 21:16:29 2015 +0800
@@ -387,8 +387,9 @@
 
     def print_stats(self, sort=-1):
         import pstats
-        pstats.Stats(self).strip_dirs().sort_stats(sort). \
-                  print_stats()
+        if not hasattr(sort, '__iter__') or isinstance(sort, str):
+            sort = (sort,)
+        pstats.Stats(self).strip_dirs().sort_stats(*sort).print_stats()
 
     def dump_stats(self, file):
         with open(file, 'wb') as f:
diff -r bf3a7373e11a Lib/test/test_profile.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_profile.py	Sat Dec 05 00:19:08 2015 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/test_profile.py	Sat Dec 05 21:16:29 2015 +0800
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@
         self.profilermodule.run("int('1')", filename=TESTFN)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(TESTFN))
 
+    def test_run_with_sort_by_values(self):
+        s = StringIO()
+        stdout = sys.stdout
+        sys.stdout = s
+        self.profilermodule.run("int('1')", sort=('tottime', 'stdname'))
+        sys.stdout = stdout
+        self.assertIn("Ordered by: internal time, standard name", s.getvalue())
+
     def test_runctx(self):
         with silent():
             self.profilermodule.runctx("testfunc()", globals(), locals())