diff -up openssh-8.0p1/sftp.c.original openssh-8.0p1/sftp.c
--- openssh-8.0p1/sftp.c.original 2020-12-22 17:05:02.105698989 +0900
+++ openssh-8.0p1/sftp.c 2020-12-22 17:05:42.922035780 +0900
@@ -937,7 +937,11 @@ sglob_comp(const void *aa, const void *b
return (rmul * strcmp(ap, bp));
else if (sort_flag & LS_TIME_SORT) {
#if defined(HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_MTIM)
- return (rmul * timespeccmp(&as->st_mtim, &bs->st_mtim, <));
+ if (timespeccmp(&as->st_mtim, &bs->st_mtim, <)){
+ return rmul;
+ } else {
+ return -rmul;
+ }
#elif defined(HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_MTIME)
return (rmul * NCMP(as->st_mtime, bs->st_mtime));
#else