diff --git a/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm.ts b/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm.ts
index df84c051f0..4e4df6c9d6 100644
--- a/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm.ts
+++ b/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class RecentAlgorithm implements IAlgorithm {
         };
 
         return rooms.sort((a, b) => {
-            return getLastTs(a) - getLastTs(b);
+            return getLastTs(b) - getLastTs(a);
         });
     }
 }