diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/advsearch.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/advsearch.tt
index 20043f212f..547f5b1794 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/advsearch.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/advsearch.tt
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
                     <p>
                         <label for="sort_by">Sort by: </label>
                         <select id="sort_by" name="sort_by">
-                            [% INCLUDE 'resort_form.inc' sort_by = sort %]
+                            [% INCLUDE 'resort_form.inc' sort_by = sort || sort_by %]
                         </select>
                     </p>
                 </fieldset> <!-- /#sortby -->