diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index b0f4f40a..9a4abdc0 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ override srcdir := .
 # Get most of the information from the Unix-compatible makefile.
 include compatMakefile
 
-extras := $(filter-out @%@,$(extras))
+extras := $(sort $(filter-out @%@,$(extras)) getloadavg.o)
 LOADLIBES := $(filter-out @%@,$(LOADLIBES))
 
 # Set `ARCH' to a string for the type of machine.