diff --git a/src/calibre/library/database2.py b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
index 72f33b677c..a8ac6ce5bf 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/database2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
                 query = '''SELECT id, {0}, count, avg_rating, sort
                            FROM tag_browser_{1}'''.format(cn, tn)
             else:
-                query = '''SELECT id, {0}, count, avg_rating
+                query = '''SELECT id, {0}, count, avg_rating, sort
                            FROM tag_browser_filtered_{1}'''.format(cn, tn)
             if sort_on_count:
                 query += ' ORDER BY count DESC'
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/schema_upgrades.py b/src/calibre/library/schema_upgrades.py
index 0d7df2f0cd..fcf27c4183 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/schema_upgrades.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/schema_upgrades.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class SchemaUpgrade(object):
                 DROP VIEW IF EXISTS tag_browser_filtered_{tn};
                 CREATE VIEW tag_browser_filtered_{tn} AS SELECT
                     id,
-                    {vcn} as sort,
+                    {vcn},
                     (SELECT COUNT(books_{tn}_link.id) FROM books_{tn}_link WHERE
                         {cn}={tn}.id AND books_list_filter(book)) count,
                     (SELECT AVG(ratings.rating)