diff --git a/mpcommon.mak b/mpcommon.mak
index 68199787d8..eb04bd19f9 100644
--- a/mpcommon.mak
+++ b/mpcommon.mak
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ OBJS_MENCODER  = $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(SRCS_MENCODER)) )
 
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_LIBAVCODEC)     += -I../libavcodec
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_LIBAVFORMAT)    += -I../libavformat
-CFLAGS += $(OPTFLAGS) $(CFLAGS-yes)
+CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS-yes) $(OPTFLAGS)
 
 LIBS-$(MPLAYER)  += $(LIBNAME_MPLAYER)
 LIBS-$(MENCODER) += $(LIBNAME_MENCODER)