diff --git a/modules/TDEMacros.cmake b/modules/TDEMacros.cmake
index 0fac197..590d4a8 100644
--- a/modules/TDEMacros.cmake
+++ b/modules/TDEMacros.cmake
@@ -1126,9 +1126,9 @@ macro( tde_add_library _arg_target )
   # set embedded archives
   if( _embed )
     if( ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "SunOS" )
-      list( INSERT _link 0 -Wl,-zallextract ${_embed} -Wl,-zdefaultextract )
+      list( INSERT _link_private 0 -Wl,-zallextract ${_embed} -Wl,-zdefaultextract )
     else( )
-      list( INSERT _link 0 -Wl,-whole-archive ${_embed} -Wl,-no-whole-archive )
+      list( INSERT _link_private 0 -Wl,-whole-archive ${_embed} -Wl,-no-whole-archive )
     endif( )
   endif( _embed )
 
@@ -1138,9 +1138,9 @@ macro( tde_add_library _arg_target )
       if( _link )
         list( INSERT _link 0 "PUBLIC" )
       endif()
-      list( APPEND _link "PRIVATE" )
+      list( INSERT _link_private 0 "PRIVATE" )
     endif()
-    list( APPEND _link ${_link_private} )
+    list( INSERT _link 0 ${_link_private} )
   endif( _link_private )
 
   # set link libraries