diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index aa2a2a9..af6248d 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2094,9 +2094,9 @@
     $(addprefix --bootclasspath ,$(strip $(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH))) \
     $(addprefix --classpath ,$(strip $(PRIVATE_ALL_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES))) \
     || ( rm -rf $(dir $@)/classes-turbine ; exit 41 ) && \
-    $(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates -stripDir META-INF $@.tmp $@.premerged $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES)) ; \
+    $(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates -stripDir META-INF $@.tmp $@.premerged $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES) ; \
 else \
-    $(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates -stripDir META-INF $@.tmp $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES)) ; \
+    $(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates -stripDir META-INF $@.tmp $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES) ; \
 fi
 $(hide) $(ZIPTIME) $@.tmp
 $(hide) $(call commit-change-for-toc,$@)