diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 0839da65..fa0bb10b 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ def configure(conf):
 		'-Werror=parentheses',
 	]
 
+	conf.env.append_unique('LINKFLAGS', conf.get_flags_by_type(
+		linker_flags, conf.options.BUILD_TYPE, conf.env.COMPILER_CC))
+
 	cflags = conf.get_flags_by_type(compiler_c_cxx_flags, conf.options.BUILD_TYPE, conf.env.COMPILER_CC)
 	if conf.env.COMPILER_CC == 'msvc':
 		conf.env.append_unique('CFLAGS', cflags)
@@ -202,8 +205,6 @@ def configure(conf):
 		conf.env.append_unique('CFLAGS', cflags + filter_cflags(conf, compiler_optional_flags, cflags, False))
 		conf.env.append_unique('CXXFLAGS', cflags + filter_cflags(conf, compiler_optional_flags, cflags, True))
 
-	conf.env.append_unique('LINKFLAGS', conf.get_flags_by_type(
-		linker_flags, conf.options.BUILD_TYPE, conf.env.COMPILER_CC))
 
 	conf.env.DEDICATED     = conf.options.DEDICATED
 	# we don't need game launcher on dedicated