diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ad5be0e6..12126e7a2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -793,8 +793,8 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_maintainer_flags" = "xyes" && test "x$GCC" = "xyes"],
       [
         AS_COMPILER_FLAGS([MAINTAINER_CFLAGS],
                           ["-Wall -Wshadow -Wcast-align -Wno-uninitialized
-                            -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wempty-body -Wformat-security
-                            -Winit-self"])
+                            -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wempty-body -Wformat
+                            -Wformat-security -Winit-self"])
       ]
 )