diff --git a/system/ulib/test-utils/rules.mk b/system/ulib/test-utils/rules.mk
index 3069e4d491..7b50a935b1 100644
--- a/system/ulib/test-utils/rules.mk
+++ b/system/ulib/test-utils/rules.mk
@@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ MODULE_SRCS += \
 
 MODULE_SO_NAME := test-utils
 
-# launchpad, elfload, mxio are static so that every unittest doesn't have to
-# mention them as a dependency as well.
-# N.B. The order is important. Think ordering of args to the linker.
+# elfload, runtime are static as they currently aren't built as sos.
 MODULE_STATIC_LIBS := \
-    ulib/launchpad \
     ulib/elfload \
-    ulib/mxio \
     ulib/runtime
+
 MODULE_LIBS := \
     ulib/unittest \
+    ulib/launchpad \
+    ulib/mxio \
     ulib/musl \
     ulib/magenta