diff --git a/src/ce_main.pas b/src/ce_main.pas
index 765efa26..f31e4151 100644
--- a/src/ce_main.pas
+++ b/src/ce_main.pas
@@ -2847,6 +2847,7 @@ var
   fname: string;
   dmdproc: TCEProcess;
   lst: TStringList = nil;
+  srt: TStringList;
   firstLineFlags: string = '';
   asObj: boolean = false;
   hasMain: THasMain;
@@ -2953,8 +2954,14 @@ begin
       LibMan.getLibsForSource(fDoc.Lines, dmdproc.Parameters, dmdproc.Parameters)
     else
     begin
-      LibMan.getLibFiles(nil, dmdproc.Parameters);
-      LibMan.getLibSourcePath(nil, dmdproc.Parameters);
+      srt := TStringList.Create;
+      srt.Sorted:=true;
+      //NOTE: when not sorted linking can fail. This is a recent regression (~2.078)
+      //when detectLibraries is true, sorting is automatic *.a, -Ipath, *.a, -Ipath etc
+      srt.Duplicates := TDuplicates.dupIgnore;
+      LibMan.getLibFiles(nil, srt);
+      LibMan.getLibSourcePath(nil, srt);
+      dmdproc.Parameters.AddStrings(srt);
     end;
     deleteDups(dmdproc.Parameters);
     dmdproc.Execute;