diff --git a/test/build.py b/test/build.py
index 91e5ee418..8fd005a67 100644
--- a/test/build.py
+++ b/test/build.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ if not env['CPP_TESTS']:
         os.unlink(cpp_test_bin)
 else:
     test_env['LIBS'] = [env['MAPNIK_NAME']]
-    test_env.AppendUnique(LIBS=copy(env['LIBMAPNIK_LIBS']))
     test_env.AppendUnique(LIBS='mapnik-wkt')
     test_env.AppendUnique(LIBS='mapnik-json')
+    test_env.AppendUnique(LIBS=copy(env['LIBMAPNIK_LIBS']))
     if env['RUNTIME_LINK'] == 'static' and env['PLATFORM'] == 'Linux':
         test_env.AppendUnique(LIBS='dl')
     test_env.AppendUnique(CXXFLAGS='-g')