diff --git a/fc-query/Makefile.am b/fc-query/Makefile.am
index 6e8ef5c..6fe357b 100644
--- a/fc-query/Makefile.am
+++ b/fc-query/Makefile.am
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST=fc-query.sgml $(BUILT_MANS)
 
 CLEANFILES =
 
-fc_query_LDADD = $(FREETYPE_LIBS) ${top_builddir}/src/libfontconfig.la
+fc_query_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/src/libfontconfig.la $(FREETYPE_LIBS)
 
 if USEDOCBOOK