diff --git a/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
index b3535d3d2b..28cf250b70 100644
--- a/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TARGETS =	t_db
 @BIND9_MAKE_RULES@
 
 t_db: t_db.@O@ ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
-	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_db.@O@ ${TLIB}${LIBS}
+	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_db.@O@ ${TLIB} ${LIBS}
 
 test:
 	-@./t_db -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a