diff --git a/core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/ldap/LDAPConstants.java b/core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/ldap/LDAPConstants.java
index 1aae065189f..7b8c9683869 100644
--- a/core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/ldap/LDAPConstants.java
+++ b/core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/ldap/LDAPConstants.java
@@ -112,4 +112,6 @@ public class LDAPConstants {
      */
     public static final String DEFAULT_LDAP_TIME_FORMATS_PATTERN = "[uuuuMMddHHmmss[,SSS][.SSS]X]" +
             "[uuuuMMddHHmmss[,SS][.SS]X][uuuuMMddHHmm[,S][.S]X]";
+
+    public static final boolean DESCENDING = false;
 }
diff --git a/core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/ldap/UniqueIDReadOnlyLDAPUserStoreManager.java b/core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/ldap/UniqueIDReadOnlyLDAPUserStoreManager.java
index c1090ee7841..e39edaba30a 100644
--- a/core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/ldap/UniqueIDReadOnlyLDAPUserStoreManager.java
+++ b/core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/ldap/UniqueIDReadOnlyLDAPUserStoreManager.java
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ protected UniqueIDPaginatedSearchResult doGetUserListWithID(Condition condition,
                     ldapContext.setRequestControls(new Control[] { new PagedResultsControl(pageSize, Control.CRITICAL),
                             new SortControl(userNameAttribute, Control.NONCRITICAL) });
                 } else {
-                    SortKey sortKey = new SortKey(userNameAttribute, Control.NONCRITICAL, null);
+                    SortKey sortKey = new SortKey(userNameAttribute, LDAPConstants.DESCENDING, null);
                     SortKey[] sortKeyArray = new SortKey[1];
                     sortKeyArray[0] = sortKey;
                     ldapContext.setRequestControls(new Control[] { new PagedResultsControl(pageSize, Control.CRITICAL),