diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/mime/emitters/src/Makefile.in b/mozilla/mailnews/mime/emitters/src/Makefile.in
index 672d8124be2..6ed6d907557 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/mime/emitters/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/mime/emitters/src/Makefile.in
@@ -51,4 +51,7 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS =	\
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk
 
+# force the creation of a static lib.
+override NO_STATIC_LIB=
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
diff --git a/mozilla/modules/libreg/src/Makefile.in b/mozilla/modules/libreg/src/Makefile.in
index d0e34766c34..145095cbf8a 100644
--- a/mozilla/modules/libreg/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/mozilla/modules/libreg/src/Makefile.in
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ CSRCS		= reg.c VerReg.c vr_stubs.c
 BIN_SRCS	= VerReg.c reg.c vr_stubs.c
 BIN_OBJS	= $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/R_,$(BIN_SRCS:.c=.o))
 
+# force the creation of a static lib.
+override NO_STATIC_LIB=
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
 # Override gtscc when building vreg on IRIX 5.3.