diff --git a/modules/watchdog.module b/modules/watchdog.module
index 4793132b9d0136c60aa9d1e00511f97b74d6f22d..9b6ac0243da26e3f3b5579c144de742448dde43e 100644
--- a/modules/watchdog.module
+++ b/modules/watchdog.module
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function watchdog_overview() {
   $header = array(
     ' ',
     array('data' => t('Type'), 'field' => 'w.type'),
-    array('data' => t('Date'), 'field' => 'w.timestamp', 'sort' => 'desc'),
+    array('data' => t('Date'), 'field' => 'w.wid', 'sort' => 'desc'),
     array('data' => t('Message'), 'field' => 'w.message'),
     array('data' => t('User'), 'field' => 'u.name'),
     array('data' => t('Operations'), 'colspan' => '2')
diff --git a/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module b/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
index 4793132b9d0136c60aa9d1e00511f97b74d6f22d..9b6ac0243da26e3f3b5579c144de742448dde43e 100644
--- a/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
+++ b/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function watchdog_overview() {
   $header = array(
     ' ',
     array('data' => t('Type'), 'field' => 'w.type'),
-    array('data' => t('Date'), 'field' => 'w.timestamp', 'sort' => 'desc'),
+    array('data' => t('Date'), 'field' => 'w.wid', 'sort' => 'desc'),
     array('data' => t('Message'), 'field' => 'w.message'),
     array('data' => t('User'), 'field' => 'u.name'),
     array('data' => t('Operations'), 'colspan' => '2')