diff --git a/escher/Makefile b/escher/Makefile
index 8734fe5bc..209d14478 100644
--- a/escher/Makefile
+++ b/escher/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ INLINER := escher/image/inliner
 
 $(INLINER): escher/image/inliner.c
 	@echo "HOSTCC  $@"
-	@$(HOSTCC) -std=c99 `libpng-config --cflags` `libpng-config --ldflags` $< -o $@
+	@$(HOSTCC) -std=c99 `libpng-config --cflags` $< `libpng-config --ldflags` -o $@
 
 %.h %.cpp : %.png $(INLINER)
 	@echo "INLINER $@"