diff --git a/tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile b/tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile
index 0c021352beed..87eae5be9bcd 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ clean:
 
 $(OUTPUT)/runqslower: $(OUTPUT)/runqslower.o $(BPFOBJ)
 	$(call msg,BINARY,$@)
-	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -lelf -lz $^ -o $@
+	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -lelf -lz -o $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)/runqslower.o: runqslower.h $(OUTPUT)/runqslower.skel.h	      \
 			$(OUTPUT)/runqslower.bpf.o