diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 4ed30bac..5b2b6fcf 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ unit_test
 bo_resprop_test_SOURCES = bo_resprop_test.cpp
 monotcubicinterpolator_test_SOURCES = monotcubicinterpolator_test.cpp
 param_test_SOURCES        = param_test.cpp
-param_test_LDADD          = $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LDADD)
+param_test_LDADD          = $(LDADD) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB)
 sparsetable_test_SOURCES  = sparsetable_test.cpp
-sparsetable_test_LDADD    = $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LDADD)
+sparsetable_test_LDADD    = $(LDADD) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB)
 sparsevector_test_SOURCES = sparsevector_test.cpp
-sparsevector_test_LDADD   = $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LDADD)
+sparsevector_test_LDADD   = $(LDADD) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB)
 test_cartgrid_SOURCES     = test_cartgrid.cpp
 test_column_extract_SOURCES = test_column_extract.cpp
-test_column_extract_LDADD = $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LDADD)
+test_column_extract_LDADD = $(LDADD) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB)
 test_lapack_SOURCES       = test_lapack.cpp
-test_lapack_LDADD         = $(LAPACK_LIBS) $(LDADD)
+test_lapack_LDADD         = $(LDADD) $(LAPACK_LIBS)
 test_readpolymer_SOURCES  = test_readpolymer.cpp
 test_read_vag_SOURCES     = test_read_vag.cpp
 test_readvector_SOURCES   = test_readvector.cpp