diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3a564106f..d011071da2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -310,3 +310,6 @@ __pycache__
 /utils/regtools/regtool
 /utils/regtools/swiss_knife
 /utils/regtools/tester_v1
+
+# /utils/time-sync/
+/utils/time-sync/time-sync
diff --git a/utils/time-sync/Makefile b/utils/time-sync/Makefile
index 14d4802fc4..46fbeeaf2b 100644
--- a/utils/time-sync/Makefile
+++ b/utils/time-sync/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ clean:
 	gcc ${CFLAGS} -c -o $@ $^
 
 time-sync: ${OBJS}
-	gcc ${CFLAGS} -lsgutils2 -o $@ $^
+	gcc ${CFLAGS} -o $@ $^ -lsgutils2
 
 install: time-sync
 	cp time-sync /usr/local/bin/