--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
 	done
 check-am: all-am
 check: check-recursive
-all-am: Makefile $(PROGRAMS) $(LTLIBRARIES)
+all-am: Makefile $(LTLIBRARIES) $(PROGRAMS)
 installdirs: installdirs-recursive
 installdirs-am:
 	for dir in "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)"; do \