diff --git a/RepositoryExternal.mk b/RepositoryExternal.mk
index bcab2b9b76e1..80f89a9e3f09 100644
--- a/RepositoryExternal.mk
+++ b/RepositoryExternal.mk
@@ -2328,12 +2328,12 @@ $(call gb_LinkTarget_set_include,$(1),\
 	$$(INCLUDE) \
     $(ORCUS_CFLAGS) \
 )
+$(call gb_LinkTarget_add_libs,$(1),$(ORCUS_LIBS))
 endef
 
 define gb_LinkTarget__use_orcus-parser
 
 endef
-$(call gb_LinkTarget_add_libs,$(1),$(ORCUS_LIBS))
 
 else # !SYSTEM_LIBORCUS