diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ef899b881d..9ed1836608 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6712,7 +6712,7 @@ done
 
 # check if OpenSSL libraries work as expected
 WITH_SAVE_ENV([
-  LIBS="$LIBS $OPENSSL_LIBS"
+  LIBS="$OPENSSL_LIBS $LIBS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $OPENSSL_INCLUDES"
   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $OPENSSL_LDFLAGS $OPENSSL_LDFLAGS_RPATH"
 
@@ -6737,7 +6737,7 @@ WITH_SAVE_ENV([
 ])
 
 WITH_SAVE_ENV([
-  LIBS="$LIBS $LIBCRYPTO_LIBS"
+  LIBS="$LIBCRYPTO_LIBS $LIBS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $OPENSSL_INCLUDES"
   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $OPENSSL_LDFLAGS $OPENSSL_LDFLAGS_RPATH"