diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 83deb5d8c18e..5ecc8329830a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1192,9 +1192,9 @@ xpcom/tests/dynamic/Makefile
 xpcom/tools/Makefile
 xpcom/tools/xpidl/Makefile
 xpfe/Makefile
-xpfe/xpviewer/Makefile
-xpfe/xpviewer/src/Makefile
-xpfe/xpviewer/public/Makefile
+dnl xpfe/xpviewer/Makefile
+dnl xpfe/xpviewer/src/Makefile
+dnl xpfe/xpviewer/public/Makefile
 xpfe/appshell/Makefile
 xpfe/appshell/src/Makefile
 xpfe/appshell/public/Makefile
diff --git a/xpfe/Makefile.in b/xpfe/Makefile.in
index 67867ce27fa3..76755d5fd496 100644
--- a/xpfe/Makefile.in
+++ b/xpfe/Makefile.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ VPATH		= @srcdir@
 
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
-DIRS = xpviewer appshell bootstrap
+DIRS = appshell bootstrap
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk
 
diff --git a/xpfe/makefile.win b/xpfe/makefile.win
index e5ec9ea0c062..db11c083f8f5 100644
--- a/xpfe/makefile.win
+++ b/xpfe/makefile.win
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 DEPTH=..
 
-DIRS=xpviewer
+DIRS=
 
 include <$(DEPTH)\layout\config\rules.mak>