diff --git a/src/sentry/api/paginator.py b/src/sentry/api/paginator.py
index a6a822d155a7..764bfcd73128 100644
--- a/src/sentry/api/paginator.py
+++ b/src/sentry/api/paginator.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def build_queryset(self, value: object, is_prev: bool) -> QuerySet[Model]:
                     new_order_by = list(source.query.order_by)
                     index = new_order_by.index(f"-{self.key}")
                     new_order_by[index] = new_order_by[index][1:]
-                    source.query.order_b = tuple(new_order_by)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]  # fixed in #127799
+                    source.query.order_by = tuple(new_order_by)
             else:
                 if asc:
                     queryset = queryset.order_by(self.key)
diff --git a/tests/sentry/api/test_paginator.py b/tests/sentry/api/test_paginator.py
index 2b15e2a25bf2..e95bfe4fa177 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/api/test_paginator.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/api/test_paginator.py
@@ -332,6 +332,26 @@ def test_descending(self) -> None:
         assert result3.next
         assert not result3.prev
 
+    def test_prev_page_with_explicit_descending_queryset(self) -> None:
+        joined = timezone.now()
+
+        res1 = self.create_user("foo@example.com", date_joined=joined)
+        res2 = self.create_user("bar@example.com", date_joined=joined + timedelta(seconds=1))
+        res3 = self.create_user("baz@example.com", date_joined=joined + timedelta(seconds=2))
+
+        paginator = DateTimePaginator(
+            User.objects.order_by("-date_joined"), order_by="-date_joined"
+        )
+
+        result1 = paginator.get_result(limit=2, cursor=None)
+        assert list(result1) == [res3, res2]
+
+        result2 = paginator.get_result(limit=2, cursor=result1.next)
+        assert list(result2) == [res1]
+
+        result3 = paginator.get_result(limit=2, cursor=result2.prev)
+        assert list(result3) == [res3, res2]
+
     def test_prev_descending_with_new(self) -> None:
         joined = timezone.now()