http://bugs.gentoo.org/323595

--- src/makefile
+++ src/makefile
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 LIBS=$(if $(NE_TERMCAP)$(NE_ANSI),,-lcurses)
 
 ne:	$(OBJS) $(if $(NE_TERMCAP)$(NE_ANSI),$(TERMCAPOBJS),)
-	$(CC) -lm $(OPTS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(LIBS) -o $(PROGRAM)
+	$(CC) $(OPTS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -lm $(LIBS) -o $(PROGRAM)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o core