--- bootstrap-prefix.sh
+++ bootstrap-prefix.sh
@@ -1114,15 +1114,15 @@
 	
 	# Build a linker and compiler that live in ${ROOT}/tmp, but
 	# produce binaries in ${ROOT}.
-	USE="${USE} -cxx" \
-	TPREFIX="${ROOT}" \
-	emerge_pkgs --nodeps ${linker} || return 1
-	
 	EXTRA_ECONF="--disable-bootstrap" \
 	GCC_MAKE_TARGET=all \
 	TPREFIX="${ROOT}" \
 	emerge_pkgs --nodeps ${compiler_stage1} || return 1
 	
+	USE="${USE} -cxx" \
+	TPREFIX="${ROOT}" \
+	emerge_pkgs --nodeps ${linker} || return 1
+
 	# make sure the EPREFIX gcc shared libraries are there
 	mkdir -p "${ROOT}"/usr/${CHOST}/lib/gcc
 	cp "${ROOT}"/tmp/usr/${CHOST}/lib/gcc/* "${ROOT}"/usr/${CHOST}/lib/gcc