diff --git a/misc/skins/default.ini b/misc/skins/default.ini
index adcdef5d7..1fdf6bf81 100644
--- a/misc/skins/default.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/default.ini
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
 [widget-common]
     sort-sign-up = '
-    sort-sign-down = ,
+    sort-sign-down = .
 
 [widget-panel]
     filename-scroll-left-char = {
diff --git a/misc/skins/double-lines.ini b/misc/skins/double-lines.ini
index 690347e57..63c7b608e 100644
--- a/misc/skins/double-lines.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/double-lines.ini
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 [widget-common]
     sort-sign-up = '
-    sort-sign-down = ,
+    sort-sign-down = .
 
 [widget-panel]
     filename-scroll-left-char = {
diff --git a/misc/skins/featured.ini b/misc/skins/featured.ini
index 09957c3d3..1ceaa9d20 100644
--- a/misc/skins/featured.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/featured.ini
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
     menutitle=white;cyan
 
 [widget-common]
-    sort-sign-up = ↓
-    sort-sign-down = ↑
+    sort-sign-up = ↑
+    sort-sign-down = ↓
 
 [widget-panel]
     hiddenfiles-sign-show = ⋅
diff --git a/misc/skins/mc46.ini b/misc/skins/mc46.ini
index c7c2576e9..8c76f96d9 100644
--- a/misc/skins/mc46.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/mc46.ini
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
 [widget-common]
 	sort-sign-up = '
-	sort-sign-down = ,
+	sort-sign-down = .
 
 [widget-panel]
 	filename-scroll-left-char = {
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini
index ec06e9be4..6f92c08c2 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   error=color15;color1
 
 [widget-common]
-  sort-sign-up=↓
-  sort-sign-down=↑
+  sort-sign-up=↑
+  sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
   hiddenfiles-sign-show=•
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini
index 6e9d06150..b3b8609ca 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   error=color15;color1
 
 [widget-common]
-  sort-sign-up=↓
-  sort-sign-down=↑
+  sort-sign-up=↑
+  sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
   hiddenfiles-sign-show=•
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini
index 14b8b0187..0fb51a174 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   error=color15;color1
 
 [widget-common]
-  sort-sign-up=↓
-  sort-sign-down=↑
+  sort-sign-up=↑
+  sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
   hiddenfiles-sign-show=•
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini
index 9acaeba0f..51c83a17e 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   error=color15;color1
 
 [widget-common]
-  sort-sign-up=↓
-  sort-sign-down=↑
+  sort-sign-up=↑
+  sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
   hiddenfiles-sign-show=•
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini
index b3621cb3a..0c0e45978 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   error=color231;color160
 
 [widget-common]
-  sort-sign-up=↓
-  sort-sign-down=↑
+  sort-sign-up=↑
+  sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
   hiddenfiles-sign-show=•
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256.ini
index bae811886..7a348ada2 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarin256.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarin256.ini
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   error=color231;color160
 
 [widget-common]
-  sort-sign-up=↓
-  sort-sign-down=↑
+  sort-sign-up=↑
+  sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
   hiddenfiles-sign-show=•
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini
index 9b510fbc3..07b55e19c 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   error=color231;color160
 
 [widget-common]
-  sort-sign-up=↓
-  sort-sign-down=↑
+  sort-sign-up=↑
+  sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
   hiddenfiles-sign-show=•
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini
index 6d6b5fd50..c21f385ca 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   error=color231;color160
 
 [widget-common]
-  sort-sign-up=↓
-  sort-sign-down=↑
+  sort-sign-up=↑
+  sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
   hiddenfiles-sign-show=•
diff --git a/misc/skins/nicedark.ini b/misc/skins/nicedark.ini
index 6243e0480..bccdb19a5 100644
--- a/misc/skins/nicedark.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/nicedark.ini
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
     menutitle=lightgray;black
 
 [widget-common]
-    sort-sign-down=↑
-    sort-sign-up=↓
+    sort-sign-up=↑
+    sort-sign-down=↓
 
 [widget-panel]
     hiddenfiles-sign-show  = •
diff --git a/misc/skins/sand256.ini b/misc/skins/sand256.ini
index 7f2a55ce6..13fdcd0f6 100644
--- a/misc/skins/sand256.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/sand256.ini
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@
     error=rgb554;rgb320
 
 [widget-common]
-    sort-sign-up = ↓
-    sort-sign-down = ↑
+    sort-sign-up = ↑
+    sort-sign-down = ↓
 
 [widget-panel]
     hiddenfiles-sign-show = •
diff --git a/misc/skins/xoria256.ini b/misc/skins/xoria256.ini
index e4f68dda6..309833d30 100644
--- a/misc/skins/xoria256.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/xoria256.ini
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@
     error=rgb554;rgb320
 
 [widget-common]
-    sort-sign-up = ↓
-    sort-sign-down = ↑
+    sort-sign-up = ↑
+    sort-sign-down = ↓
 
 [widget-panel]
     hiddenfiles-sign-show = •
diff --git a/src/filemanager/panel.c b/src/filemanager/panel.c
index cc9479bc7..45e47590a 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/panel.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/panel.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ panel_paint_sort_info (WPanel * panel)
     if (*panel->sort_field->hotkey != '\0')
     {
         const char *sort_sign =
-            panel->sort_info.reverse ? panel_sort_down_sign : panel_sort_up_sign;
+            panel->sort_info.reverse ? panel_sort_up_sign : panel_sort_down_sign;
         char *str;
 
         str = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s", sort_sign, Q_ (panel->sort_field->hotkey));
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ paint_frame (WPanel * panel)
                     && strcmp (format->id, panel->sort_field->id) == 0)
                     g_string_append (format_txt,
                                      panel->sort_info.reverse
-                                     ? panel_sort_down_sign : panel_sort_up_sign);
+                                     ? panel_sort_up_sign : panel_sort_down_sign);
 
                 g_string_append (format_txt, format->title);
                 if (strcmp (format->id, "name") == 0 && panel->filter && *panel->filter)
@@ -4758,7 +4758,7 @@ void
 panel_init (void)
 {
     panel_sort_up_sign = mc_skin_get ("widget-common", "sort-sign-up", "'");
-    panel_sort_down_sign = mc_skin_get ("widget-common", "sort-sign-down", ",");
+    panel_sort_down_sign = mc_skin_get ("widget-common", "sort-sign-down", ".");
 
     panel_hiddenfiles_sign_show = mc_skin_get ("widget-panel", "hiddenfiles-sign-show", ".");
     panel_hiddenfiles_sign_hide = mc_skin_get ("widget-panel", "hiddenfiles-sign-hide", ".");