diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
index 5b8af068a00c..822c4a03a218 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ extra=()
 extraBefore=()
 
 if test -z "$NIX_LDFLAGS_SET"; then
-    extra+=($NIX_LDFLAGS $NIX_LDFLAGS_AFTER)
+    extra+=($NIX_LDFLAGS)
     extraBefore+=($NIX_LDFLAGS_BEFORE)
 fi
 
+extra+=($NIX_LDFLAGS_AFTER)
+
 
 # Add all used dynamic libraries to the rpath.
 if test "$NIX_DONT_SET_RPATH" != "1"; then