diff --git a/util/kconfig/Makefile b/util/kconfig/Makefile
index 98621be33e..a7c712e9f4 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/util/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ gconf-objects := gconf.o kconfig_load.o zconf.tab.o
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/mconf: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/%,$(mconf-objects))
 	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(CURSESLIBS) $(INTLLIBS) -o $@ $^
+	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -o $@ $^ $(CURSESLIBS) $(INTLLIBS)
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/conf: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/%,$(conf-objects))
 	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(CURSESLIBS) -o $@ $^
+	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -o $@ $^ $(CURSESLIBS)
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/qconf: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/%,$(qconf-objects))
 	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCXX $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
diff --git a/util/kconfig/lxdialog/Makefile b/util/kconfig/lxdialog/Makefile
index f37ca4bbcc..d643ce3ff6 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/lxdialog/Makefile
+++ b/util/kconfig/lxdialog/Makefile
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ check-lxdialog  := $(src)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
 # Use recursively expanded variables so we do not call gcc unless
 # we really need to do so. (Do not call gcc as part of make mrproper)
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ccflags)
-HOST_LOADLIBES   = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
+HOST_LOADLIBS   = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
  
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -DLOCALE 
 
 .PHONY: dochecklxdialog
 $(obj)/dochecklxdialog:
 	$(Q)printf "  CHECK   $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_LOADLIBES)
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_LOADLIBS)
 
 always		:= lxdialog dochecklxdialog
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ lxdialog-objs := checklist.o menubox.o textbox.o yesno.o inputbox.o \
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/lxdialog: $(obj)/dochecklxdialog $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%,$(lxdialog-objs))
 	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_LOADLIBES) \
-		$(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%,$(lxdialog-objs)) -o $@
+	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) \
+		$(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%,$(lxdialog-objs)) -o $@ $(HOST_LOADLIBS)
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%.o: $(src)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/