diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 6fa7fadb4..5ef2535ad 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COMMON_CFLAGS=\
 	$(LIBXML2_CFLAGS) 
 
 #-fpermissive to workaround a g++ bug on macos 32bit SDK.
-AM_CXXFLAGS=$(LIBXML2_CFLAGS) $(STRICT_OPTIONS) -fpermissive
+AM_CXXFLAGS=$(LIBXML2_CFLAGS) -fpermissive $(STRICT_OPTIONS) 
 
 EXTRA_DIST=xml2lpc_jni.cc lpc2xml_jni.cc