diff --git a/tests/examples/app/Makefile.am b/tests/examples/app/Makefile.am
index 375e27e6fc..7d721b4c78 100644
--- a/tests/examples/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/examples/app/Makefile.am
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = appsrc_ex appsrc-stream appsrc-stream2 appsrc-ra \
 appsrc_ex_SOURCES = appsrc_ex.c
 appsrc_ex_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
 appsrc_ex_LDFLAGS = \
-    $(GST_LIBS) \
-    $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/app/libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+    $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/app/libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
+    $(GST_LIBS)
 
 appsrc_stream_SOURCES = appsrc-stream.c
 appsrc_stream_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ appsrc_seekable_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIBS)
 appsink_src_SOURCES = appsink-src.c
 appsink_src_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
 appsink_src_LDFLAGS = \
-    $(GST_LIBS) \
-    $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/app/libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+    $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/app/libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
+    $(GST_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/tests/examples/seek/Makefile.am b/tests/examples/seek/Makefile.am
index 9969d5a821..feadfd92a8 100644
--- a/tests/examples/seek/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/examples/seek/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ examples = $(GTK_EXAMPLES) stepping stepping2
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = $(examples)
 
-LDADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) \
-	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/libgstinterfaces-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+LDADD = \
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/libgstinterfaces-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
+	$(GST_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS)
+
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GTK_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs
diff --git a/tests/examples/v4l/Makefile.am b/tests/examples/v4l/Makefile.am
index fae35d4b84..6132cdc063 100644
--- a/tests/examples/v4l/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/examples/v4l/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = probe
 probe_SOURCES = probe.c
 probe_CFLAGS  = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 		$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
-probe_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) \
-		$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) \
-		$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/libgstinterfaces-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+probe_LDFLAGS = \
+		$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/libgstinterfaces-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
+		$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) \
+		$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)