diff --git a/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.c b/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.c
index 36acf85c..c45696fc 100644
--- a/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.c
+++ b/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ err_exit:
  */
 int fluid_defsfont_add_sample(fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont, fluid_sample_t *sample)
 {
-    defsfont->sample = fluid_list_append(defsfont->sample, sample);
+    defsfont->sample = fluid_list_prepend(defsfont->sample, sample);
     return FLUID_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.c b/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.c
index 2ef72761..44a4dfa3 100644
--- a/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.c
+++ b/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.c
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ static int load_shdr(SFData *sf, unsigned int size)
         }
         p->idx = i;
 
-        sf->sample = fluid_list_append(sf->sample, p);
+        sf->sample = fluid_list_prepend(sf->sample, p);
         READSTR(sf, &p->name);
         READD(sf, p->start);
         READD(sf, p->end);