diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
index d752a4d533ad040b2929d43ea4cef10c51fb87b4..dc36ee52ad66f2dfa10d9927ea72a15b1810e1a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ AttachExternalDialog::AttachExternalDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     m_ui->procView->setModel(m_model);
     m_ui->procView->setSortingEnabled(true);
+    m_ui->procView->sortByColumn(1, Qt::AscendingOrder);
 
     connect(m_ui->buttonBox, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(accept()));
     connect(m_ui->buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(reject()));