diff --git a/dlls/msi/order.c b/dlls/msi/order.c
index c04d6f94e69..0e3b98fa84e 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/order.c
+++ b/dlls/msi/order.c
@@ -264,40 +264,8 @@ MSIVIEWOPS order_ops =
     ORDER_delete
 };
 
-UINT ORDER_CreateView( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW **view, MSIVIEW *table )
+static UINT ORDER_AddColumn( MSIORDERVIEW *ov, LPCWSTR name )
 {
-    MSIORDERVIEW *ov = NULL;
-    UINT count = 0, r;
-
-    TRACE("%p\n", ov );
-
-    r = table->ops->get_dimensions( table, NULL, &count );
-    if( r != ERROR_SUCCESS )
-    {
-        ERR("can't get table dimensions\n");
-        return r;
-    }
-
-    ov = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, 
-                    sizeof *ov + sizeof (UINT) * count );
-    if( !ov )
-        return ERROR_FUNCTION_FAILED;
-    
-    /* fill the structure */
-    ov->view.ops = &order_ops;
-    msiobj_addref( &db->hdr );
-    ov->db = db;
-    ov->table = table;
-    ov->reorder = NULL;
-    ov->num_cols = 0;
-    *view = (MSIVIEW*) ov;
-
-    return ERROR_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-UINT ORDER_AddColumn( MSIVIEW *view, LPWSTR name )
-{
-    MSIORDERVIEW *ov = (MSIORDERVIEW*)view;
     UINT n, count, r;
     MSIVIEW *table;
 
@@ -332,3 +300,39 @@ UINT ORDER_AddColumn( MSIVIEW *view, LPWSTR name )
 
     return ERROR_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+UINT ORDER_CreateView( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW **view, MSIVIEW *table,
+                       string_list *columns )
+{
+    MSIORDERVIEW *ov = NULL;
+    UINT count = 0, r;
+    string_list *x;
+
+    TRACE("%p\n", ov );
+
+    r = table->ops->get_dimensions( table, NULL, &count );
+    if( r != ERROR_SUCCESS )
+    {
+        ERR("can't get table dimensions\n");
+        return r;
+    }
+
+    ov = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, 
+                    sizeof *ov + sizeof (UINT) * count );
+    if( !ov )
+        return ERROR_FUNCTION_FAILED;
+    
+    /* fill the structure */
+    ov->view.ops = &order_ops;
+    msiobj_addref( &db->hdr );
+    ov->db = db;
+    ov->table = table;
+    ov->reorder = NULL;
+    ov->num_cols = 0;
+    *view = (MSIVIEW*) ov;
+
+    for( x = columns; x ; x = x->next )
+        ORDER_AddColumn( ov, x->string );
+
+    return ERROR_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/dlls/msi/query.h b/dlls/msi/query.h
index 46c800cb892..7ecf3fd31cd 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/query.h
+++ b/dlls/msi/query.h
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ UINT SELECT_CreateView( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW **view, MSIVIEW *table,
 
 UINT DISTINCT_CreateView( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW **view, MSIVIEW *table );
 
-UINT ORDER_CreateView( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW **view, MSIVIEW *table );
-UINT ORDER_AddColumn( MSIVIEW *group, LPWSTR name );
+UINT ORDER_CreateView( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW **view, MSIVIEW *table,
+                       string_list *columns );
 
 UINT WHERE_CreateView( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW **view, MSIVIEW *table,
                        struct expr *cond );
diff --git a/dlls/msi/sql.y b/dlls/msi/sql.y
index 79bf5febf4e..fbe813ddf12 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/sql.y
+++ b/dlls/msi/sql.y
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ static int SQL_lex( void *SQL_lval, SQL_input *info);
 
 static MSIVIEW *do_one_select( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW *in, 
                                string_list *columns );
-static MSIVIEW *do_order_by( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW *in, 
-                             string_list *columns );
 
 static BOOL SQL_MarkPrimaryKeys( create_col_info *cols,
                                  string_list *keys);
@@ -330,12 +328,13 @@ oneselect:
         {
             SQL_input* sql = (SQL_input*) info;
 
-            if( !$1 )
-                YYABORT;
+            $$ = NULL;
             if( $4 )
-                $$ = do_order_by( sql->db, $1, $4 );
+                ORDER_CreateView( sql->db, &$$, $1, $4 );
             else
                 $$ = $1;
+            if( !$$ )
+                YYABORT;
         }
   | unorderedsel
     ;
@@ -690,25 +689,6 @@ static MSIVIEW *do_one_select( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW *in,
     return view;
 }
 
-static MSIVIEW *do_order_by( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW *in, 
-                             string_list *columns )
-{
-    MSIVIEW *view = NULL;
-
-    ORDER_CreateView( db, &view, in );
-    if( view )
-    {
-        string_list *x = columns;
-
-        for( x = columns; x ; x = x->next )
-            ORDER_AddColumn( view, x->string );
-    }
-    else
-        ERR("Error creating select query\n");
-    delete_string_list( columns );
-    return view;
-}
-
 static struct expr * EXPR_wildcard()
 {
     struct expr *e = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, sizeof *e );