diff --git a/typo3/sysext/filelist/Classes/ElementBrowser/FileBrowser.php b/typo3/sysext/filelist/Classes/ElementBrowser/FileBrowser.php
index 0642f1f14a2fabca6fa55d34ce1ec0e7c841e7bd..0bdd740cf02a58055b67771f137eaec59b7e69d9 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/filelist/Classes/ElementBrowser/FileBrowser.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/filelist/Classes/ElementBrowser/FileBrowser.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class FileBrowser extends AbstractResourceBrowser
             $this->filelist->start(
                 $this->selectedFolder,
                 MathUtility::forceIntegerInRange($this->currentPage, 1, 100000),
-                $this->getRequest()->getQueryParams()['sort'] ?? 'asc',
+                $this->getRequest()->getQueryParams()['sort'] ?? '',
                 ($this->getRequest()->getQueryParams()['reverse'] ?? '') === '1',
                 Mode::BROWSE
             );