diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index 086b5a11..4f8f4640 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -46,15 +46,16 @@ PV_FILE=bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
 # Smash together user's values with our extra values
 FINAL_CFLAGS = -DNOTMUCH_VERSION=$(VERSION) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(CONFIGURE_CFLAGS)
 FINAL_CXXFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(extra_cxxflags) $(CONFIGURE_CXXFLAGS)
-FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -Lutil -lutil -Llib -lnotmuch $(AS_NEEDED_LDFLAGS) $(GMIME_LDFLAGS) $(TALLOC_LDFLAGS) $(ZLIB_LDFLAGS)
+FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -Lutil -lutil -Llib -lnotmuch
+ifeq ($(LIBDIR_IN_LDCONFIG),0)
+FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS += $(RPATH_LDFLAGS)
+endif
+FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS += $(AS_NEEDED_LDFLAGS) $(GMIME_LDFLAGS) $(TALLOC_LDFLAGS) $(ZLIB_LDFLAGS)
 FINAL_NOTMUCH_LINKER = CC
 ifneq ($(LINKER_RESOLVES_LIBRARY_DEPENDENCIES),1)
 FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS += $(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS)
 FINAL_NOTMUCH_LINKER = CXX
 endif
-ifeq ($(LIBDIR_IN_LDCONFIG),0)
-FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS += $(RPATH_LDFLAGS)
-endif
 FINAL_LIBNOTMUCH_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) $(AS_NEEDED_LDFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: all