diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index b9ce569442cdaf..0759b2ca655d8d 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -361,6 +361,21 @@ struct commit_list *commit_list_insert(struct commit *item, struct commit_list *
 	return new_list;
 }
 
+void commit_list_reverse(struct commit_list **list_p)
+{
+	struct commit_list *prev = NULL, *curr = *list_p, *next;
+
+	if (!list_p)
+		return;
+	while (curr) {
+		next = curr->next;
+		curr->next = prev;
+		prev = curr;
+		curr = next;
+	}
+	*list_p = prev;
+}
+
 unsigned commit_list_count(const struct commit_list *l)
 {
 	unsigned c = 0;
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index 154c0e34ff7d2d..f8d250d6f64cac 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ unsigned commit_list_count(const struct commit_list *l);
 struct commit_list *commit_list_insert_by_date(struct commit *item,
 				    struct commit_list **list);
 void commit_list_sort_by_date(struct commit_list **list);
+void commit_list_reverse(struct commit_list **list_p);
 
 void free_commit_list(struct commit_list *list);
 
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 064e3510847843..a75a1d7201ea6e 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -2054,11 +2054,13 @@ int prepare_revision_walk(struct rev_info *revs)
 		if (commit) {
 			if (!(commit->object.flags & SEEN)) {
 				commit->object.flags |= SEEN;
-				commit_list_insert_by_date(commit, &revs->commits);
+				commit_list_insert(commit, &revs->commits);
 			}
 		}
 		e++;
 	}
+	commit_list_reverse(&revs->commits);
+	commit_list_sort_by_date(&revs->commits);
 	if (!revs->leak_pending)
 		free(list);