diff --git a/src/report/report-system/html-acct-table.scm b/src/report/report-system/html-acct-table.scm
index 9ba6ab3aef..5ce916d906 100644
--- a/src/report/report-system/html-acct-table.scm
+++ b/src/report/report-system/html-acct-table.scm
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@
 	
 	(for-each
 	 (lambda (acct)
-	   (let* ((subaccts (gnc-account-get-children acct))
+	   (let* ((subaccts (gnc-account-get-children-sorted acct))
 		  ;; assign output parameters
 		  (account acct)
 		  (account-name (xaccAccountGetName acct))