run_unittests_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(GTEST_INCLUDES)
run_unittests_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(GTEST_LDFLAGS)
-run_unittests_LDADD = $(GTEST_LDADD)
-run_unittests_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/cc/libcc.la
+# We need to put our libs first, in case gtest (or any dependency, really)
+# is installed in the same location as a different version of bind10
+# Otherwise the linker may not use the source tree libs
+run_unittests_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/cc/libcc.la
run_unittests_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/log/liblog.la
run_unittests_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/unittests/libutil_unittests.la
run_unittests_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libexceptions.la
+run_unittests_LDADD += $(GTEST_LDADD)
endif