diff --git a/ld/configure b/ld/configure
index 63f388d2672..f557d53b1c3 100755
--- a/ld/configure
+++ b/ld/configure
@@ -19242,7 +19242,7 @@ do
       targ_extra_libpath="$targ_extra_libpath $targ64_extra_libpath"
     fi
 
-    for i in $targ_emul $targ_extra_emuls $targ_extra_libpath; do
+    for i in $targ_emul $targ_extra_libpath $targ_extra_emuls; do
 	case " $all_emuls " in
 	*" e${i}.o "*) ;;
 	*)
diff --git a/ld/configure.ac b/ld/configure.ac
index 2c4cc47de01..67e36011253 100644
--- a/ld/configure.ac
+++ b/ld/configure.ac
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ do
       targ_extra_libpath="$targ_extra_libpath $targ64_extra_libpath"
     fi
 
-    for i in $targ_emul $targ_extra_emuls $targ_extra_libpath; do
+    for i in $targ_emul $targ_extra_libpath $targ_extra_emuls; do
 	case " $all_emuls " in
 	*" e${i}.o "*) ;;
 	*)