diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/desk/panes/documentList/DocumentListPane.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/desk/panes/documentList/DocumentListPane.tsx
index a02f0e73381..981c248bb54 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/desk/panes/documentList/DocumentListPane.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/desk/panes/documentList/DocumentListPane.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const DocumentListPane = memo(function DocumentListPane(props: DocumentLi
   // Ensure that we use the defaultOrdering value from structure builder if any as the default
   const defaultSortOrder = useMemo(() => {
     return defaultOrdering?.length > 0 ? {by: defaultOrdering} : DEFAULT_ORDERING
-  }, [])
+  }, [defaultOrdering])
 
   const [sortOrderRaw, setSortOrder] = useDeskToolSetting<SortOrder>(
     typeName,