diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index d6afa99b..847d7379 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(MALLOC),jemalloc)
 	DEPENDENCY_TARGETS+= jemalloc
 	FINAL_CFLAGS+= -DUSE_JEMALLOC -I../deps/jemalloc/include
-	FINAL_LIBS+= ../deps/jemalloc/lib/libjemalloc.a
+	FINAL_LIBS := ../deps/jemalloc/lib/libjemalloc.a $(FINAL_LIBS)
 endif
 
 REDIS_CC=$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) $(FINAL_CFLAGS)