diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 5e7e022dc9..e3db22a302 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -2031,12 +2031,12 @@ function _wp_get_comment_list( $status = '', $s = false, $start, $num, $post = 0
 	if ( $post ) {
 		$total = '';
 		$post = " AND c.comment_post_ID = '$post'";
-		$orderby = "ORDER BY c.comment_date_gmt ASC LIMIT $start, $num";
 	} else {
 		$post = '';
-		$orderby = "ORDER BY c.comment_date_gmt DESC LIMIT $start, $num";
 	}
 
+	$orderby = "ORDER BY c.comment_date_gmt DESC LIMIT $start, $num";
+
 	if ( 'comment' == $type )
 		$typesql = "AND c.comment_type = ''";
 	elseif ( 'pings' == $type )