diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
index e0485d7299..782b1b7ff5 100644
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def CalculateGeneratorInputInfo(params):
 # special "figure out circular dependencies" flags around the entire
 # input list during linking.
 quiet_cmd_link = LINK($(TOOLSET)) $@
-cmd_link = $(LINK.$(TOOLSET)) $(GYP_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS.$(TOOLSET)) -o $@ -Wl,--start-group $(LD_INPUTS) -Wl,--end-group $(LIBS)
+cmd_link = $(LINK.$(TOOLSET)) $(GYP_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS.$(TOOLSET)) -o $@ -Wl,--start-group $(LD_INPUTS) $(LIBS) -Wl,--end-group
 
 # We support two kinds of shared objects (.so):
 # 1) shared_library, which is just bundling together many dependent libraries