diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
index bd48cc84daf..c03baf88482 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
@@ -791,7 +791,8 @@ QStringList SessionManager::sessions()
 {
     if (d->m_sessions.isEmpty()) {
         // We are not initialized yet, so do that now
-        const FilePaths sessionFiles = ICore::userResourcePath().dirEntries({{"*qws"}}, QDir::Time);
+        const FilePaths sessionFiles =
+                ICore::userResourcePath().dirEntries({{"*qws"}}, QDir::Time | QDir::Reversed);
         for (const FilePath &file : sessionFiles) {
             const QString &name = file.completeBaseName();
             d->m_sessionDateTimes.insert(name, file.lastModified());