diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ca416add4..f762ad2f7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -23674,7 +23674,7 @@ fi
 	    else
 		enable_openssl=yes
 	    fi
-	    LIBTLS="${LIBTLS} -lcrypto -lssl"
+	    LIBTLS="${LIBTLS} -lssl -lcrypto"
 
 	    # Use OpenSSL's sha2 functions if possible
 	    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SHA224_Update in -lcrypto" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c6e383dd3..9454f9307 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2995,7 +2995,7 @@ if test "${enable_openssl-no}" != no; then
 	    else
 		enable_openssl=yes
 	    fi
-	    LIBTLS="${LIBTLS} -lcrypto -lssl"
+	    LIBTLS="${LIBTLS} -lssl -lcrypto"
 
 	    # Use OpenSSL's sha2 functions if possible
 	    AC_CHECK_LIB(crypto, SHA224_Update, [