diff --git a/plugins/SphinxSearch/sphinxsearch.php b/plugins/SphinxSearch/sphinxsearch.php
index 71f3308281..654b9c9d5b 100644
--- a/plugins/SphinxSearch/sphinxsearch.php
+++ b/plugins/SphinxSearch/sphinxsearch.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class SphinxSearch extends SearchEngine
     {
         if ('chron' === $mode) {
             $this->sphinx->SetSortMode(SPH_SORT_ATTR_DESC, 'created_ts');
-            return $this->target->orderBy('created desc');
+            return $this->target->orderBy('id desc');
         }
     }