diff --git a/linkhack.rs b/linkhack.rs
index 037c28c..1a9fbaf 100644
--- a/linkhack.rs
+++ b/linkhack.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 #[link(name = "azure")]
 #[link(name = "stdc++")]
 #[link(name = "skia")]
-#[link(name = "expat")]
+// fontconfig must come before expat for linking to succeed
 #[link(name = "fontconfig")]
+#[link(name = "expat")]
 #[link(name = "X11")]
 extern { }