diff --git a/scripts/review-stats/review-stats.py b/scripts/review-stats/review-stats.py
index d27f167..256214d 100755
--- a/scripts/review-stats/review-stats.py
+++ b/scripts/review-stats/review-stats.py
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ def report_needsponsor(bugs, bugdata, loader, usermap, tmpdir, subs):
     for i in bugs:
         if select_needsponsor(i, bugdata[i.id]):
             selected.append(i)
-    selected.sort(key=reporter)
 
     # Determine the oldest reported bug
     for i in selected:
@@ -459,6 +458,9 @@ def report_needsponsor(bugs, bugdata, loader, usermap, tmpdir, subs):
         elif i.creation_time < oldest[i.reporter]:
             oldest[i.reporter] = i.creation_time
 
+    selected.sort(key=reporter)
+    selected.sort(key=lambda a: oldest[a.reporter])
+
     for i in selected:
         rowclass = rowclass_plain(data['count'])
         r = i.reporter;