diff --git a/rules.mak b/rules.mak
index 884d421ae4..04a91983ec 100644
--- a/rules.mak
+++ b/rules.mak
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endif
 %.o: %.m
 	$(call quiet-command,$(CC) $(QEMU_INCLUDES) $(QEMU_CFLAGS) $(QEMU_DGFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<,"  OBJC  $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 
-LINK = $(call quiet-command,$(CC) $(QEMU_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(1) $(LIBS),"  LINK  $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
+LINK = $(call quiet-command,$(CC) $(QEMU_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(sort $(1)) $(LIBS),"  LINK  $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 
 %$(EXESUF): %.o
 	$(call LINK,$^)