--- Makefile.am
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES       = libxtables.la
 libxtables_la_SOURCES = xtables.c
 libxtables_la_LDFLAGS = -version 0:0:0
+libxtables_la_LIBADD  = -ldl
 
 # iptables, dynamic
 iptables_SOURCES          = iptables-standalone.c iptables.c
 iptables_LDFLAGS          = -rdynamic
-iptables_LDADD            = -ldl -lm libiptc/libiptc.a extensions/libext4.a libxtables.la
+iptables_LDADD            = libiptc/libiptc.a extensions/libext4.a libxtables.la -ldl -lm
 
 iptables_multi_SOURCES    = iptables-multi.c iptables-save.c \
                             iptables-restore.c iptables-xml.c \
@@ -38,14 +39,14 @@
 # iptables-multi, semi-static
 iptables_static_SOURCES   = ${iptables_multi_SOURCES} xtables.c
 iptables_static_CFLAGS    = ${iptables_multi_CFLAGS} -DNO_SHARED_LIBS=1
-iptables_static_LDADD     = -lm libiptc/libiptc.a extensions/libext4.a
+iptables_static_LDADD     = libiptc/libiptc.a extensions/libext4.a -lm
 
 iptables_xml_SOURCES      = iptables-xml.c
 
 # ip6tables, dynamic
 ip6tables_SOURCES         = ip6tables-standalone.c ip6tables.c
 ip6tables_LDFLAGS         = -rdynamic
-ip6tables_LDADD           = -ldl -lm libiptc/libiptc.a extensions/libext6.a libxtables.la
+ip6tables_LDADD           = libiptc/libiptc.a extensions/libext6.a libxtables.la -ldl -lm
 
 ip6tables_multi_SOURCES   = ip6tables-multi.c ip6tables-save.c \
                             ip6tables-restore.c ip6tables-standalone.c \
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
 # iptables-multi, semi-static
 ip6tables_static_SOURCES    = ${ip6tables_multi_SOURCES} xtables.c
 ip6tables_static_CFLAGS     = ${ip6tables_multi_CFLAGS} -DNO_SHARED_LIBS=1
-ip6tables_static_LDADD      = -lm libiptc/libiptc.a extensions/libext6.a
+ip6tables_static_LDADD      = libiptc/libiptc.a extensions/libext6.a -lm
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES := libiptc/libiptc.a
 bin_PROGRAMS     := iptables-xml