diff --git a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-clip.c b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-clip.c
index 1b297b37a5..3640f43cea 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-clip.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-clip.c
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ _child_removed (GESContainer * container, GESTimelineElement * element)
 static void
 add_clip_to_list (gpointer key, gpointer clip, GList ** list)
 {
-  *list = g_list_prepend (*list, gst_object_ref (clip));
+  *list = g_list_append (*list, gst_object_ref (clip));
 }
 
 /* NOTE: Since this does not change the track of @child, this should
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-container.c b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-container.c
index 71c3f3801f..52c1463433 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-container.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-container.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ ges_container_add (GESContainer * container, GESTimelineElement * child)
   mapping = g_slice_new0 (ChildMapping);
   mapping->child = gst_object_ref (child);
   g_hash_table_insert (priv->mappings, child, mapping);
-  container->children = g_list_prepend (container->children, child);
+  container->children = g_list_append (container->children, child);
 
   /* Listen to all property changes */
   mapping->start_notifyid =
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-uri-clip.c b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-uri-clip.c
index fccd3841b4..64082cdbe0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-uri-clip.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-uri-clip.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ ges_uri_clip_create_track_elements (GESClip * clip, GESTrackType type)
               NULL));
       ges_timeline_element_set_max_duration (GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (element),
           max_duration);
-      res = g_list_prepend (res, element);
+      res = g_list_append (res, element);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/tests/check/ges/clip.c b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/tests/check/ges/clip.c
index f2a9d23dc2..b9d9eefe3c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/tests/check/ges/clip.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/tests/check/ges/clip.c
@@ -614,12 +614,15 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_split_object)
 
   /* core elements have swapped order in the clip, this is ok since they
    * share the same priority */
-  assert_equal_children_properties (splittrackelement, trackelement2);
-  fail_unless (ges_track_element_get_track (splittrackelement) == track2);
-  fail_unless (ges_track_element_get_track (trackelement2) == track2);
+  assert_equal_children_properties (splittrackelement, trackelement1);
+  fail_unless (ges_track_element_get_track (splittrackelement) == track1);
+  fail_unless (ges_track_element_get_track (trackelement1) == track1);
   assert_equals_int (GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT_PRIORITY (splittrackelement),
-      priority2 + 3);
-  fail_unless (GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT_PRIORITY (trackelement2) == priority2);
+      priority1 + 3);
+  fail_unless (GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT_PRIORITY (trackelement1) == priority1);
+  meta = ges_meta_container_get_string (GES_META_CONTAINER (splittrackelement),
+      "test_key");
+  fail_unless_equals_string (meta, "test_value");
 
   fail_unless (splittrackelement != trackelement1);
   fail_unless (splittrackelement != trackelement2);
@@ -631,15 +634,12 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_split_object)
   fail_unless (GES_IS_TRACK_ELEMENT (splittrackelement));
   CHECK_OBJECT_PROPS (splittrackelement, 67, 37, 25);
 
-  assert_equal_children_properties (splittrackelement, trackelement1);
-  fail_unless (ges_track_element_get_track (splittrackelement) == track1);
-  fail_unless (ges_track_element_get_track (trackelement1) == track1);
+  assert_equal_children_properties (splittrackelement, trackelement2);
+  fail_unless (ges_track_element_get_track (splittrackelement) == track2);
+  fail_unless (ges_track_element_get_track (trackelement2) == track2);
   assert_equals_int (GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT_PRIORITY (splittrackelement),
-      priority1 + 3);
-  fail_unless (GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT_PRIORITY (trackelement1) == priority2);
-  meta = ges_meta_container_get_string (GES_META_CONTAINER (splittrackelement),
-      "test_key");
-  fail_unless_equals_string (meta, "test_value");
+      priority2 + 3);
+  fail_unless (GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT_PRIORITY (trackelement2) == priority2);
 
   fail_unless (splittrackelement != trackelement1);
   fail_unless (splittrackelement != trackelement2);