diff --git a/viewtopic.php b/viewtopic.php
index 782123914..f952e0f15 100644
--- a/viewtopic.php
+++ b/viewtopic.php
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < $total_posts; $i++) {
     $is_first_post = ($post_id == $t_data['topic_first_post_id']);
 
     // Set meta description
-    if ($is_first_post || ($start && $i == 0) || ($post_order == 'desc' && $i == 0)) {
+    if ($is_first_post || $i == 0) {
         $page_cfg['meta_description'] = str_short(str_replace("\n", ' ', strip_tags(br2nl($message))), 220);
     }