diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
index 3a835aef0bc1d4..cd818a4e102e37 100644
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def shuffle(self, x, random=None):
 
         if random is None:
             randbelow = self._randbelow
-            for i in reversed(range(1, len(x))):
+            for i in range(1, len(x)):
                 # pick an element in x[:i+1] with which to exchange x[i]
                 j = randbelow(i + 1)
                 x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def shuffle(self, x, random=None):
                   'version.',
                   DeprecationWarning, 2)
             floor = _floor
-            for i in reversed(range(1, len(x))):
+            for i in range(1, len(x)):
                 # pick an element in x[:i+1] with which to exchange x[i]
                 j = floor(random() * (i + 1))
                 x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]