diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/build/Makefile.in b/mailnews/addrbook/build/Makefile.in
index b9375b0e88a7..f005c5dc1681 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/build/Makefile.in
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/build/Makefile.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS = \
 	$(SHARED_LIBRARY_LIBS) \
 	$(MKSHLIB_UNFORCE_ALL) \
 	-L$(DIST)/bin \
-	-L$(DIST)/lib \
+	$(NSPR_LIBS) \
 	-lxpcom \
 	$(NULL)