diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
index 93cf852995..88bda2b22f 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ gst_validate_runner_get_reports (GstValidateRunner * runner)
 {
   /* TODO should we need locking or put in the docs to always call this
    * after pipeline ends? */
-  return runner->reports;
+  return g_slist_reverse (runner->reports);
 }
 
 /**