diff --git a/hbase-examples/src/main/cpp/Makefile b/hbase-examples/src/main/cpp/Makefile
index aab59514369..20c9f8d6908 100644
--- a/hbase-examples/src/main/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/hbase-examples/src/main/cpp/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ GEN_SRC = ./gen-cpp/Hbase.cpp \
 default: DemoClient
 
 DemoClient: DemoClient.cpp
-	g++ -o DemoClient -I${THRIFT_DIR}  -I./gen-cpp -L${LIB_DIR} -Wl,-rpath,${LIB_DIR} -lthrift DemoClient.cpp ${GEN_SRC}
+	g++ -o DemoClient -I${THRIFT_DIR}  -I./gen-cpp -L${LIB_DIR} -Wl,-rpath,${LIB_DIR} DemoClient.cpp ${GEN_SRC} -lthrift
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf DemoClient