gcc won't compile SDL C Program (undefined reference to SDL functions)

I recently moved to linux and i'm having an issue with compiling SDL C programs using gcc.

The command i'm using:

gcc `sdl-config --cflags --libs` -o main main.c

Even by seperating sdl-config flags:

gcc `sdl-config --cflags` -c main.c
gcc `sdl-config --libs` -o main main.o

I'm getting the same error:

/tmp/ccHYyjKd.o: In function `main':
main.c:(.text+0xe): undefined reference to `SDL_SetMainReady'
main.c:(.text+0x18): undefined reference to `SDL_Init'
main.c:(.text+0x31): undefined reference to `SDL_SetVideoMode'
main.c:(.text+0x54): undefined reference to `SDL_MapRGB'
main.c:(.text+0x6b): undefined reference to `SDL_FillRect'
main.c:(.text+0x77): undefined reference to `SDL_Flip'
main.c:(.text+0x83): undefined reference to `SDL_WaitEvent'
main.c:(.text+0x90): undefined reference to `SDL_Quit'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

My very simple program:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define SDL_MAIN_HANDLED
#include <SDL/SDL.h>

int main()
{   
    // SDL Initialize
    SDL_SetMainReady();
    SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);

    // Screen Initialize
    SDL_Surface *screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(640, 480, 32, SDL_SWSURFACE);
    Uint32 screenColor = SDL_MapRGB(screen->format, 255, 255, 255);
    SDL_FillRect(screen, NULL, screenColor);
    SDL_Flip(screen);

    // Main Program Loop
    SDL_Event event;
    do
    {
        SDL_WaitEvent(&event);
    } while (event.type != SDL_QUIT);

    // SDL Quit
    SDL_Quit();

    return 0;
}