diff --git a/browser/app/Makefile.in b/browser/app/Makefile.in
index 643ab403ef24..34c7fb76bf3d 100644
--- a/browser/app/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/app/Makefile.in
@@ -117,11 +117,18 @@ ifneq (,$(filter mac cocoa,$(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT)))
 TK_LIBS := $(TK_LIBS)
 endif
 
+ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_LIBXUL
+APP_XPCOM_LIBS = $(XPCOM_GLUE_LDOPTS)
+else
+MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API = 1
+APP_XPCOM_LIBS = $(XPCOM_LIBS)
+endif
+
 LIBS += \
 	$(STATIC_COMPONENTS_LINKER_PATH) \
 	$(EXTRA_DSO_LIBS) \
 	$(MOZ_JS_LIBS) \
-	$(XPCOM_GLUE_LDOPTS) \
+	$(APP_XPCOM_LIBS) \
 	$(NSPR_LIBS) \
 	$(TK_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)