diff --git a/scripts/config/Makefile b/scripts/config/Makefile
index 8b78d5a682..0eac8edd22 100644
--- a/scripts/config/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/config/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mconf: $(mconf-objs) $(lxdialog-objs)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(call check_lxdialog,ldflags $(CC))
 qconf: $(qconf-cxxobjs) $(qconf-objs)
 ifneq ($(DISTRO-PKG-CONFIG),)
-	$(CXX) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_qconf) -o $@ $^
+	$(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(HOSTLOADLIBES_qconf)
 else
 	echo "You don't have 'pkg-config' installed. Cannot continue"
 	echo "For now, you may use 'make menuconfig' instead of 'make xconfig'"