1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/openttd.c b/openttd.c
index 0e06fed7e..2ecd53a11 100644
--- a/openttd.c
+++ b/openttd.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ int ttd_main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	LoadDriver(SOUND_DRIVER, _ini_sounddriver);
 	LoadDriver(MUSIC_DRIVER, _ini_musicdriver);
 	LoadDriver(VIDEO_DRIVER, _ini_videodriver); // load video last, to prevent an empty window while sound and music loads
-	_savegame_sort_order = 1; // default sorting of savegames is by date, newest first
+	_savegame_sort_order = SORT_BY_DATE | SORT_DESCENDING;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
 	// initialize network-core