diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index 3329d736a3..81a726bae4 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) truncateQueue() {
 			addresses = append(addresses, addressByHeartbeat{addr, pool.beats[addr]})
 		}
 	}
-	sort.Sort(addresses)
+	sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(addresses))
 
 	// Drop transactions until the total is below the limit or only locals remain
 	for drop := queued - pool.config.GlobalQueue; drop > 0 && len(addresses) > 0; {