diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 919b239070..a25061c123 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -9811,7 +9811,7 @@ static unsigned print_buf_lines(file_list_t *list, char *buf,
       line_start     = buf + i + 1;
    }
 
-   if (append)
+   if (append && type != FILE_TYPE_DOWNLOAD_LAKKA)
       file_list_sort_on_alt(list);
    /* If the buffer was completely full, and didn't end
     * with a newline, just ignore the partial last line. */