diff --git a/libraries/joomla/html/grid.php b/libraries/joomla/html/grid.php
index 6307f7a4a9..e759e5924b 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/html/grid.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/html/grid.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public static function sort($title, $order, $direction = 'asc', $selected = 0, $
 			$direction = ($direction == 'desc') ? 'asc' : 'desc';
 		}
 
-		$html = '<a href="#" onclick="Joomla.tableOrdering(\'' . $order . '\',\'' . $direction . '\',\'' . $task . '\');" title="'
+		$html = '<a href="#" onclick="Joomla.tableOrdering(\'' . $order . '\',\'' . $direction . '\',\'' . $task . '\'); return false;" title="'
 			. JText::_('JGLOBAL_CLICK_TO_SORT_THIS_COLUMN') . '">';
 		$html .= JText::_($title);