diff --git a/security/nss/cmd/platlibs.mk b/security/nss/cmd/platlibs.mk
index d81670da2c8d..ab8024386bda 100644
--- a/security/nss/cmd/platlibs.mk
+++ b/security/nss/cmd/platlibs.mk
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ ifdef USE_STATIC_LIBS
 
 # can't do this in manifest.mn because OS_ARCH isn't defined there.
 ifeq (,$(filter-out WINNT WINCE,$(OS_ARCH))) 
-SQLITE = $(LIB_PREFIX)sqlite3.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
 
 DEFINES += -DNSS_USE_STATIC_LIBS
 # $(PROGRAM) has explicit dependencies on $(EXTRA_LIBS)
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ EXTRA_LIBS += \
 	$(DIST)/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)nssb.$(LIB_SUFFIX) \
 	$(PKIXLIB) \
 	$(DBMLIB) \
-	$(DIST)/lib/$(SQLITE) \
+	$(DIST)/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)sqlite3.$(LIB_SUFFIX) \
 	$(DIST)/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)nssutil3.$(LIB_SUFFIX) \
 	$(NSPR_LIB_DIR)/$(NSPR31_LIB_PREFIX)plc4.$(LIB_SUFFIX) \
 	$(NSPR_LIB_DIR)/$(NSPR31_LIB_PREFIX)plds4.$(LIB_SUFFIX) \
diff --git a/security/nss/lib/softoken/config.mk b/security/nss/lib/softoken/config.mk
index 18ec1d8e05e4..c434af286bab 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/softoken/config.mk
+++ b/security/nss/lib/softoken/config.mk
@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@ RES = $(OBJDIR)/$(LIBRARY_NAME).res
 RESNAME = $(LIBRARY_NAME).rc
 
 ifdef NS_USE_GCC
-SQLITE = -lsqlite3
 EXTRA_SHARED_LIBS += \
 	-L$(DIST)/lib \
 	-L$(NSSUTIL_LIB_DIR) \
 	-lnssutil3 \
-	$(SQLITE) \
+	-lsqlite3 \
 	-L$(NSPR_LIB_DIR) \
 	-lplc4 \
 	-lplds4 \
@@ -66,9 +65,8 @@ EXTRA_SHARED_LIBS += \
 	$(NULL)
 else # ! NS_USE_GCC
 
-SQLITE = sqlite3.lib
 EXTRA_SHARED_LIBS += \
-	$(DIST)/lib/$(SQLITE) \
+	$(DIST)/lib/sqlite3.lib \
 	$(DIST)/lib/nssutil3.lib \
 	$(NSPR_LIB_DIR)/$(NSPR31_LIB_PREFIX)plc4.lib \
 	$(NSPR_LIB_DIR)/$(NSPR31_LIB_PREFIX)plds4.lib \
@@ -81,12 +79,11 @@ else
 
 # $(PROGRAM) has NO explicit dependencies on $(EXTRA_SHARED_LIBS)
 # $(EXTRA_SHARED_LIBS) come before $(OS_LIBS), except on AIX.
-SQLITE = -lsqlite3
 EXTRA_SHARED_LIBS += \
 	-L$(DIST)/lib \
 	-L$(NSSUTIL_LIB_DIR) \
 	-lnssutil3 \
-	$(SQLITE) \
+	-lsqlite3 \
 	-L$(NSPR_LIB_DIR) \
 	-lplc4 \
 	-lplds4 \