--- easel/Makefile.in
+++ easel/Makefile.in
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 LDFLAGS  = @LDFLAGS@
 SIMDFLAGS= @SIMD_CFLAGS@
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@
-LIBGSL   = @LIBGSL@
-LIBS     = @LIBS@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@
+LIBS     = @LIBS@ @LIBGSL@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@
 
 # Other tools
 #
@@ -252,8 +251,8 @@
         else \
            DFILE=${srcdir}/esl_$${BASENAME}.c ;\
         fi;\
-	echo ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${SIMDFLAGS} ${DEFS} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ -I. -I${srcdir} -L. -D$${DFLAG} $${DFILE} -leasel -lm;\
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${SIMDFLAGS} ${DEFS} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ -I. -I${srcdir} -L. -D$${DFLAG} $${DFILE} -leasel -lm
+	echo ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${SIMDFLAGS} ${DEFS} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ -I. -I${srcdir} -L. -D$${DFLAG} $${DFILE} -leasel -lm ${LIBS};\
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${SIMDFLAGS} ${DEFS} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ -I. -I${srcdir} -L. -D$${DFLAG} $${DFILE} -leasel -lm ${LIBS}
 
 
 # install:   installs libeasel.a in ${libdir}/