diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/Makefile.am
index b6d352f8e..e62c7d479 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include dtdocbook.am
 bin_SCRIPTS = dtdocbook2man dtdocbook2sdl
 bin_PROGRAMS = dtdocbook2infolib
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(XTOOLLIB) $(DTCLIENTLIBS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(DTCLIENTLIBS) $(XTOOLLIB) 
 
 dtdocbook2infolib_CPPFLAGS = \
 			     -DDTDCBK_DATAROOTDIR=\"$(dtdocbookdatadir)\" \
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/doc_utils/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/doc_utils/Makefile.am
index 89b85468c..1377074ae 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/doc_utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/doc_utils/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = \
 noinst_SCRIPTS = dtdocbook2man dtdocbook2sdl
 
 AM_CXXFLAGS = -DCDE_NEXT -I$(top_builddir)/lib/DtMmdb
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(XTOOLLIB) $(DTCLIENTLIBS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(DTCLIENTLIBS) $(XTOOLLIB) 
 
 dtdcbk_datarootdir = $(abs_top_srcdir)/programs/dtdocbook