diff --git a/src/mworker.c b/src/mworker.c
index 261b7578c..d1513f3ac 100644
--- a/src/mworker.c
+++ b/src/mworker.c
@@ -223,7 +223,20 @@ int mworker_env_to_proc_list()
 			}
 		}
 		if (child->pid > 0) {
-			LIST_APPEND(&proc_list, &child->list);
+			struct list *insert_pt = &proc_list;
+			struct mworker_proc *pos;
+
+                        /* insert at the right position in ASC reload order;
+                         * search from the tail since items are sorted most of
+			 * the time
+                         */
+                        list_for_each_entry_rev(pos, &proc_list, list) {
+				if (pos->reloads <= child->reloads) {
+					insert_pt = &pos->list;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			LIST_INSERT(insert_pt, &child->list);
 		} else {
 			mworker_free_child(child);
 		}