diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index 318e5221ec0..7e7aff44fa7 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -8580,6 +8580,7 @@ lang_add_wild (struct wildcard_spec *filespec,
   new_stmt = new_stat (lang_wild_statement, stat_ptr);
   new_stmt->filename = NULL;
   new_stmt->filenames_sorted = false;
+  new_stmt->filenames_reversed = false;
   new_stmt->any_specs_sorted = any_specs_sorted;
   new_stmt->section_flag_list = NULL;
   new_stmt->exclude_name_list = NULL;
@@ -8587,9 +8588,9 @@ lang_add_wild (struct wildcard_spec *filespec,
     {
       new_stmt->filename = filespec->name;
       new_stmt->filenames_sorted = (filespec->sorted == by_name || filespec->reversed);
+      new_stmt->filenames_reversed = filespec->reversed;
       new_stmt->section_flag_list = filespec->section_flag_list;
       new_stmt->exclude_name_list = filespec->exclude_name_list;
-      new_stmt->filenames_reversed = filespec->reversed;
     }
   new_stmt->section_list = section_list;
   new_stmt->keep_sections = keep_sections;