diff --git a/src/bridge_gui.cpp b/src/bridge_gui.cpp
index e50e7aeb9e..ed66dcce96 100644
--- a/src/bridge_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/bridge_gui.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		this->DrawWidgets();
 
-		this->DrawSortButtonState(BBSW_DROPDOWN_ORDER, (this->bridges->flags & VL_DESC) ? SBS_DOWN : SBS_UP);
+		this->DrawSortButtonState(BBSW_DROPDOWN_ORDER, this->bridges->IsDescSortOrder() ? SBS_DOWN : SBS_UP);
 
 		uint y = this->widget[BBSW_BRIDGE_LIST].top + 2;
 
diff --git a/src/town_gui.cpp b/src/town_gui.cpp
index 77e84aafa6..241b60d6d5 100644
--- a/src/town_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/town_gui.cpp
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ public:
 		SetVScrollCount(this, this->towns.Length());
 
 		this->DrawWidgets();
-		this->DrawSortButtonState(this->towns.sort_type == 0 ? TDW_SORTNAME : TDW_SORTPOPULATION, this->towns.IsDescSortOrder() ? SBS_DOWN : SBS_UP);
+		this->DrawSortButtonState(this->towns.SortType() == 0 ? TDW_SORTNAME : TDW_SORTPOPULATION, this->towns.IsDescSortOrder() ? SBS_DOWN : SBS_UP);
 
 		{
 			int n = 0;