diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df1b2652785..18c90bb1fd3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ FLAGS = $(ARCH) $(WARN_FLAGS) $(OPTIM_FLAGS) -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I $(BOOST_I
 #FLAGS = -Wall $(ARCH) -ffast-math -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I $(BOOST_INCLUDE) -pg -g
 
 # for valgrind
-FLAGS = -Wall $(ARCH) -ffast-math -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I $(BOOST_INCLUDE) -g -O0
+#FLAGS = -Wall $(ARCH) -ffast-math -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I $(BOOST_INCLUDE) -g -O0
 
 # for valgrind profiling: run 'valgrind --tool=callgrind PROGRAM' then 'callgrind_annotate --tree=both --inclusive=yes'
 #FLAGS = -Wall $(ARCH) -ffast-math -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I $(BOOST_INCLUDE) -g -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -fno-strict-aliasing
diff --git a/library/Makefile b/library/Makefile
index c894b2bcefb..b484bf0ecbe 100644
--- a/library/Makefile
+++ b/library/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ezexample: temp2.cc ../vowpalwabbit/libvw.a
-	g++ -g -o $@ -l boost_program_options -l z -l pthread $< -L ../vowpalwabbit -l vw -l allreduce
+	g++ -g -o $@ $< -L ../vowpalwabbit -l vw -l allreduce -l boost_program_options -l z -l pthread 
 
 library_example: library_example.cc ../vowpalwabbit/libvw.a
 	g++ -g -o $@ $< -L ../vowpalwabbit -l vw -l allreduce -l boost_program_options -l z -l pthread