diff --git a/xpcom/typelib/xpt/tools/Makefile.in b/xpcom/typelib/xpt/tools/Makefile.in
index 68c9f9b609b0..476c7596dfef 100644
--- a/xpcom/typelib/xpt/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/xpcom/typelib/xpt/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ HOST_SIMPLE_PROGRAMS	= $(addprefix host_, $(SIMPLE_PROGRAMS:$(BIN_SUFFIX)=$(HOST
 HOST_CSRCS		= $(CSRCS)
 endif
 
+LIBS		= $(DIST)/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)xpt.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
 # Compile directly against the static lib, so we can use the tools
@@ -66,12 +68,6 @@ ifeq (,$(filter-out WINNT WINCE,$(OS_ARCH)))
 DEFINES		+= -DEXPORT_XPT_API
 endif
 
-LIBS		= $(DIST)/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)xpt.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
-
-# Tell the $(SIMPLE_PROGRAMS) target that we need to be recompiled
-# when libxpt changes.
-EXTRA_DEPS	= $(wildcard $(DIST)/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)xpt.*)
-
 ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
 HOST_LIBS		= $(DIST)/host/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)hostxpt.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
 HOST_EXTRA_DEPS		= $(wildcard $(DIST)/host/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)hostxpt.*)