diff --git a/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module b/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
index 16129e11c9d..acb73901154 100644
--- a/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
+++ b/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function watchdog_overview() {
     array('data' => t('Operations'))
   );
 
-  $sql = "SELECT w.*, u.name, u.uid FROM {watchdog} w INNER JOIN {users} u ON w.uid = u.uid";
+  $sql = "SELECT w.wid, w.uid, w.severity, w.type, w.timestamp, w.message, w.link, u.name FROM {watchdog} w INNER JOIN {users} u ON w.uid = u.uid";
   $tablesort = tablesort_sql($header);
   $type = $_SESSION['watchdog_overview_filter'];
   if ($type != 'all') {