diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index 67391025bf..49147b0db6 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-02-02  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
+
+	* QTocDialog.C: set no sorting (bug 856)
+
 2003-02-02  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
 
 	* QPrefs.C: apply formats first (bug 854)
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QTocDialog.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QTocDialog.C
index 55cecb86f4..79f4dcaa4f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QTocDialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QTocDialog.C
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ QTocDialog::QTocDialog(QToc * form)
 	: QTocDialogBase(0, 0, false, 0),
 	form_(form)
 {
+	// disable sorting
+	tocLV->setSorting(-1);
+
 	connect(closePB, SIGNAL(clicked()),
 		form, SLOT(slotClose()));
 }