diff --git a/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.cpp b/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.cpp
index e9d40d0d4..23aa72da6 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.cpp
@@ -2722,8 +2722,6 @@ void LLScrollListCtrl::setScrollListParameters(LLXMLNodePtr node)
 
 	S32 search_column = 0;
 	node->getAttributeS32("search_column", search_column);
-	S32 sort_column = -1;
-	node->getAttributeS32("sort_column", sort_column);
 	BOOL sort_ascending = true;
 	node->getAttributeBOOL("sort_ascending", sort_ascending);
 
@@ -2738,7 +2736,7 @@ void LLScrollListCtrl::setScrollListParameters(LLXMLNodePtr node)
 	{
 		if (child->hasName("column")  || child->hasName("columns") || child->hasName(kidcolumn) || child->hasName(kidcolumns))
 		{
-			std::string labelname("");
+			std::string labelname;
 			if (child->getAttributeString("label", labelname))
 				columns[index]["label"] = labelname;
 			else if (child->getAttributeString("image", labelname))
@@ -2791,11 +2789,6 @@ void LLScrollListCtrl::setScrollListParameters(LLXMLNodePtr node)
 	}
 	setColumnHeadings(columns);
 
-	if (sort_column >= 0)
-	{
-		sortByColumnIndex(sort_column, sort_ascending);
-	}
-
 	const std::string kidrow(nodename + "row");
 	const std::string kidrows(nodename + "rows");
 	for (LLXMLNodePtr child = node->getFirstChild(); child.notNull(); child = child->getNextSibling())
@@ -2850,6 +2843,13 @@ void LLScrollListCtrl::setScrollListParameters(LLXMLNodePtr node)
 		}
 	}
 
+	S32 sort_column = -1;
+	node->getAttributeS32("sort_column", sort_column);
+	if (sort_column >= 0)
+	{
+		sortByColumnIndex(sort_column, sort_ascending);
+	}
+
 	setCommentText(node->getTextContents());
 }