diff --git a/libraries/src/MVC/Model/BaseDatabaseModel.php b/libraries/src/MVC/Model/BaseDatabaseModel.php
index df56c291d0174..219142e7254e9 100644
--- a/libraries/src/MVC/Model/BaseDatabaseModel.php
+++ b/libraries/src/MVC/Model/BaseDatabaseModel.php
@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@ protected function _getListCount($query)
 
 		// Otherwise fall back to inefficient way of counting all results.
 
-		// Remove the limit and offset part if it's a \JDatabaseQuery object
+		// Remove the limit, offset and order parts if it's a \JDatabaseQuery object
 		if ($query instanceof \JDatabaseQuery)
 		{
 			$query = clone $query;
-			$query->clear('limit')->clear('offset');
+			$query->clear('limit')->clear('offset')->clear('order');
 		}
 
 		$this->getDbo()->setQuery($query);