diff --git a/libs/backends/jack/wscript b/libs/backends/jack/wscript
index 98c39c7b16..2903abb641 100644
--- a/libs/backends/jack/wscript
+++ b/libs/backends/jack/wscript
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def build(bld):
     obj.name     = 'jack_audiobackend'
     obj.target   = 'jack_audiobackend'
     obj.uselib   = [ 'JACK' ]
-    obj.use      = 'ardour libpbd'
+    obj.use      = 'libardour libpbd'
     obj.vnum     = JACKBACKEND_VERSION
     obj.install_path  = os.path.join(bld.env['LIBDIR'], 'ardour3', 'backends')
     obj.defines = ['PACKAGE="' + I18N_PACKAGE + '"',