diff --git a/.hlint.yaml b/.hlint.yaml
index 5e6ed11ec..9205d4fb1 100644
--- a/.hlint.yaml
+++ b/.hlint.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 - ignore: {name: "Move brackets to avoid $"}
 - ignore: {name: "Redundant $"}
 - ignore: {name: "Redundant bracket"}
-- ignore: {name: "Avoid reverse"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use sortOn"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use camelCase"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use list comprehension"}
diff --git a/bin/_hledger-chart.hs b/bin/_hledger-chart.hs
index e4af1d8b3..36a187be4 100755
--- a/bin/_hledger-chart.hs
+++ b/bin/_hledger-chart.hs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ genPie opts (items, _total) = def { _pie_background = solidFillStyle $ opaque $
       (samesignitems, sign) = sameSignNonZero items
       top n t = topn ++ [other]
           where
-            (topn,rest) = splitAt n $ reverse $ sortBy (comparing snd) t
+            (topn,rest) = splitAt n $ sortBy (flip $ comparing snd) t
             other = ("other", sum $ map snd rest)
       num = chart_items_ opts
       hue = if sign > 0 then red else green where (red, green) = (0, 110)