diff --git a/contrib/samples/stc/makefile.g95 b/contrib/samples/stc/makefile.g95
index 9c8a7efe29..6ce1cd82c8 100644
--- a/contrib/samples/stc/makefile.g95
+++ b/contrib/samples/stc/makefile.g95
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ WXDIR = ../../..
 TARGET = stctest
 OBJECTS = $(TARGET).o
 EXTRAINC = -I$(WXDIR)/contrib/include
-EXTRALIBS = -lstc
+PREEXTRALIBS = -lstc
 
 include $(WXDIR)/src/makeprog.g95
 
diff --git a/samples/stc/makefile.g95 b/samples/stc/makefile.g95
index 9c8a7efe29..6ce1cd82c8 100644
--- a/samples/stc/makefile.g95
+++ b/samples/stc/makefile.g95
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ WXDIR = ../../..
 TARGET = stctest
 OBJECTS = $(TARGET).o
 EXTRAINC = -I$(WXDIR)/contrib/include
-EXTRALIBS = -lstc
+PREEXTRALIBS = -lstc
 
 include $(WXDIR)/src/makeprog.g95