--- ltmain.in.orig	2003-10-22 01:57:53.000000000 -0400
+++ ltmain.in	2003-10-22 02:24:08.000000000 -0400
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@
 	    fi
 	    if test "$pass" = scan; then
 	      deplibs="$deplib $deplibs"
-	      newlib_search_path="$newlib_search_path "`$echo "X$deplib" | $Xsed -e 's/^-L//'`
+	      newlib_search_path=`$echo "X$deplib" | $Xsed -e 's/^-L//'`" $newlib_search_path"
 	    else
 	      compile_deplibs="$deplib $compile_deplibs"
 	      finalize_deplibs="$deplib $finalize_deplibs"