diff --git a/app/iscsi_tgt/Makefile b/app/iscsi_tgt/Makefile
index bce43538a..5e47fbc0d 100644
--- a/app/iscsi_tgt/Makefile
+++ b/app/iscsi_tgt/Makefile
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ C_SRCS := iscsi_tgt.c
 SPDK_LIB_LIST = jsonrpc json rpc bdev_rpc bdev iscsi scsi net copy trace conf
 SPDK_LIB_LIST += util log log_rpc event app_rpc
 
-LIBS += $(ENV_LINKER_ARGS)
 LIBS += $(BLOCKDEV_MODULES_LINKER_ARGS) \
 	$(COPY_MODULES_LINKER_ARGS)
 LIBS += $(SPDK_LIB_LINKER_ARGS) -lcrypto
+LIBS += $(ENV_LINKER_ARGS)
 
 all : $(APP)
 
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk b/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
index 41fb18a47..b394113c2 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ ENV_CFLAGS = $(DPDK_INC)
 ENV_CXXFLAGS = $(ENV_CFLAGS)
 ENV_DPDK_FILE = $(call spdk_lib_list_to_files,env_dpdk)
 ENV_LIBS = $(ENV_DPDK_FILE) $(DPDK_LIB)
-ENV_LINKER_ARGS = -Wl,--start-group -Wl,--whole-archive $(ENV_LIBS) -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--no-whole-archive
+ENV_LINKER_ARGS = $(ENV_DPDK_FILE) -Wl,--start-group -Wl,--whole-archive $(DPDK_LIB) -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--no-whole-archive