diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f7f8e0c5f..1f01467ef 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ if test X"$OPT_LIBSSH2" != Xno; then
     DIR_SSH2=${PREFIX_SSH2}/lib$libsuff
   fi
 
-  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LD_SSH2"
+  LDFLAGS="$LD_SSH2 $LDFLAGS"
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $CPP_SSH2"
   LIBS="$LIB_SSH2 $LIBS"