diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d861bd9985..27afd0f378 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ $(SCRIPT_LIB) : % : %.sh GIT-SCRIPT-DEFINES
 git.res: git.rc GIT-VERSION-FILE
 	$(QUIET_RC)$(RC) \
 	  $(join -DMAJOR= -DMINOR=, $(wordlist 1,2,$(subst -, ,$(subst ., ,$(GIT_VERSION))))) \
-	  -DGIT_VERSION="\\\"$(GIT_VERSION)\\\"" $< -o $@
+	  -DGIT_VERSION="\\\"$(GIT_VERSION)\\\"" -i $< -o $@
 
 # This makes sure we depend on the NO_PERL setting itself.
 $(SCRIPT_PERL_GEN): GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ git-%$X: %.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 
 git-imap-send$X: imap-send.o $(IMAP_SEND_BUILDDEPS) GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
-		$(LIBS) $(IMAP_SEND_LDFLAGS)
+		$(IMAP_SEND_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 git-http-fetch$X: http.o http-walker.o http-fetch.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \