diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt b/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
index f2f7ae1b904..d81aef6e6bd 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ compiler.c.cmd=avr-gcc
 compiler.c.flags=-c -g -Os -w -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -MMD -flto
 # -w flag added to avoid printing a wrong warning http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59396
 # This is fixed in gcc 4.8.3 and will be removed as soon as we update the toolchain
-compiler.c.elf.flags=-Os -Wl,--gc-sections -w -flto
+compiler.c.elf.flags=-w -flto -Os -Wl,--gc-sections
 compiler.c.elf.cmd=avr-gcc
 compiler.S.flags=-c -g -x assembler-with-cpp
 compiler.cpp.cmd=avr-g++