diff --git a/cpp/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
index 0928249a78cf..adf27de01d62 100644
--- a/cpp/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ set(PLASMA_STATIC_LINK_LIBS arrow_static)
 
 if (ARROW_GPU)
   set(PLASMA_LINK_LIBS ${PLASMA_LINK_LIBS} arrow_gpu_shared)
-  set(PLASMA_STATIC_LINK_LIBS ${PLASMA_STATIC_LINK_LIBS} arrow_gpu_static)
+  set(PLASMA_STATIC_LINK_LIBS arrow_gpu_static ${PLASMA_STATIC_LINK_LIBS})
   add_definitions(-DPLASMA_GPU)
 endif()