diff --git a/src/preferences/time/ZoneView.cpp b/src/preferences/time/ZoneView.cpp
index faab480e71..4e7a02830a 100644
--- a/src/preferences/time/ZoneView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/time/ZoneView.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ TimeZoneView::_BuildRegionMenu()
 				((BStringItem*)second)->Text());
 		}
 	};
-	fCityList->SortItemsUnder(NULL, true, ListSorter::compare);
+	fCityList->SortItemsUnder(NULL, false, ListSorter::compare);
 
 }