diff --git a/rules/rpl.mk b/rules/rpl.mk
index 6725453..16b5889 100644
--- a/rules/rpl.mk
+++ b/rules/rpl.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 LIBPATHS  := -L$(WUT_ROOT)/lib
 CFLAGS    := -I$(WUT_ROOT)/include -fno-builtin -ffreestanding
 CXXFLAGS  := $(CFLAGS)
-LDFLAGS   := -nostdlib -nostartfiles $(WUT_ROOT)/lib/crt0.o -T $(WUT_ROOT)/rules/rpl.ld -pie -fPIE -z common-page-size=64 -z max-page-size=64
+LDFLAGS   := -nostdlib -nostartfiles $(WUT_ROOT)/lib/crt0.o -T $(WUT_ROOT)/rules/rpl.ld -pie -fPIE -z common-page-size=64 -z max-page-size=64 -lcoreinit
 ELF2RPL   := $(WUT_ROOT)/bin/elf2rpl
 
 include $(WUT_ROOT)/rules/base.mk
diff --git a/samples/helloworld/Makefile b/samples/helloworld/Makefile
index 0fec51e..5cd587c 100644
--- a/samples/helloworld/Makefile
+++ b/samples/helloworld/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LIBS     := -lcoreinit
 
 CFLAGS	 += -O2 -Wall -std=c11
 CXXFLAGS += -O2 -Wall
-LDFLAGS  += -lcoreinit -lgx2
+LDFLAGS  += -lgx2
 
 ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))