diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c3aba0c9..4ed82b6f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ libevent_extra_la_LDFLAGS = $(GENERIC_LDFLAGS)
 
 if OPENSSL
 libevent_openssl_la_SOURCES = bufferevent_openssl.c
-libevent_openssl_la_LIBADD = $(MAYBE_CORE) -lcrypto -lssl
+libevent_openssl_la_LIBADD = $(MAYBE_CORE) -lssl -lcrypto
 libevent_openssl_la_LDFLAGS = $(GENERIC_LDFLAGS)
 endif
 
diff --git a/libevent_openssl.pc.in b/libevent_openssl.pc.in
index 0fe7cb60..9624cf24 100644
--- a/libevent_openssl.pc.in
+++ b/libevent_openssl.pc.in
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: libevent
 Conflicts:
 Libs: -L${libdir} -levent_openssl
-Libs.private: @LIBS@ -lcrypto -lssl
+Libs.private: @LIBS@ -lssl -lcrypto
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
 
diff --git a/sample/Makefile.am b/sample/Makefile.am
index 86f4811d..09464273 100644
--- a/sample/Makefile.am
+++ b/sample/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ http_server_sources = http-server.c
 if OPENSSL
 noinst_PROGRAMS += le-proxy
 le_proxy_sources = le-proxy.c
-le_proxy_LDADD = $(LDADD) ../libevent_openssl.la -lcrypto -lssl
+le_proxy_LDADD = $(LDADD) ../libevent_openssl.la -lssl -lcrypto
 endif
 
 verify:
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 64bca720..cf5431ae 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ regress_LDFLAGS = $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
 
 if OPENSSL
 regress_SOURCES += regress_ssl.c
-regress_LDADD += ../libevent_openssl.la -lcrypto -lssl
+regress_LDADD += ../libevent_openssl.la -lssl -lcrypto
 endif
 
 bench_SOURCES = bench.c