diff --git a/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
index 4f033e3bec..dc15e556e7 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
@@ -178,9 +178,10 @@ IF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_Fortran_ARCHIVE_FINISH)
 ENDIF()
 
 # compile a Fortran file into an object file
+# (put -o after -c to workaround bug in at least one mpif77 wrapper)
 IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OBJECT)
   SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OBJECT
-    "<CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER> -o <OBJECT> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -c <SOURCE>")
+    "<CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -c <SOURCE> -o <OBJECT>")
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OBJECT)
 
 # link a fortran program