diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index c8d2b67c081..bdf3e593e58 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ ifeq ($(TARGETOS),emscripten)
 # Emscripten's linker seems to be stricter about the ordering of files
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGSEMULATOR) $(VERSIONOBJ) -Wl,--start-group $(EMULATOROBJ) -Wl,--end-group $(LIBS) -o $@
 else
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGSEMULATOR) $^ $(LIBS) -o $@
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGSEMULATOR) $(VERSIONOBJ) $(EMULATOROBJ) $(LIBS) -o $@
 endif
 ifeq ($(TARGETOS),win32)
 ifdef SYMBOLS
diff --git a/src/ldplayer/ldplayer.mak b/src/ldplayer/ldplayer.mak
index 5832f71337a..ed9dc801b53 100644
--- a/src/ldplayer/ldplayer.mak
+++ b/src/ldplayer/ldplayer.mak
@@ -67,12 +67,11 @@ BUSES += MIDI
 #-------------------------------------------------
 
 DRVLIBS = \
-	$(EMUDRIVERS)/emudummy.o \
-	$(LDPOBJ)/ldplayer.o \
+	$(EMUDRIVERS)/emudummy.o
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------
 # layout dependencies
 #-------------------------------------------------
 
-$(LDPOBJ)/ldplayer.o:   $(LAYOUT)/pr8210.lh \
+$(LDPOBJ)/ldplayer.o:   $(LAYOUT)/pr8210.lh