--- configure.in.old	2006-11-28 20:44:24.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.in	2006-11-28 20:51:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
 	CFLAGS_save="$CFLAGS"
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $GNOME_PILOT_CFLAGS"
 	LDFLAGS_save="$LDFLAGS"
-	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $GNOME_PILOT_LIBS"
+	LDFLAGS="$GNOME_PILOT_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
 
 	AC_CACHE_CHECK([if pilot-link handles UTF-8 conversions], ac_cv_pilot_link_utf8, AC_TRY_RUN([