diff --git a/legacy/embryo/configure.ac b/legacy/embryo/configure.ac
index 6a13100edb..8f10bcd850 100644
--- a/legacy/embryo/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/embryo/configure.ac
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ fnmatch_libs=""
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([fnmatch], [res="yes"], [res="no"])
 if test "x$res" = "xno"; then
    AC_SEARCH_LIBS([fnmatch],
-      [fnmatch iberty evil],
+      [fnmatch evil iberty],
       [res="yes"],
       [res="no"])
    if test "x$res" = "xno"; then