diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index b45c93a4..34291b42 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ $(INSTALL_SYSCFGDIR)/%: %.sysconf
 
 # ---
 
-$(LINKS_SO):
+$(sort $(LINKS_SO)):
 	cd $(dir $@); ln -sf $(shell echo $@ | sed -e 's/\.so$$\|\.so.*$$//').$(SO_SUFFIX) $(notdir $@)
 
 ifeq ($(DEVELOPMENT),true)