diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/bulk.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/bulk.sh
index a45cf3c671f..59882836249 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/bulk.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/bulk.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ bulk_build() {
         done
         [ $found -eq 0 ] && echo "${pkg} ${pkg}" >> $tmpf
     done
-    tsort $tmpf|tac
+    tsort $tmpf
     rm -f $tmpf
 }