diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/lib/nss/nssinit.c b/mozilla/security/nss/lib/nss/nssinit.c
index 5793defef18..7922e7a5e82 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/lib/nss/nssinit.c
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/lib/nss/nssinit.c
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@
  * the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
  *
  * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
-/* $Id: nssinit.c,v 1.97 2008-08-22 01:33:03 wtc%google.com Exp $ */
+/* $Id: nssinit.c,v 1.98 2009-05-29 19:23:30 wtc%google.com Exp $ */
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "seccomon.h"
 #include "prinit.h"
 #include "prprf.h"
@@ -555,7 +556,11 @@ loser:
 				STAN_GetDefaultTrustDomain());
 	if ((!noModDB) && (!noCertDB) && (!noRootInit)) {
 	    if (!SECMOD_HasRootCerts()) {
-		nss_FindExternalRoot(configdir, secmodName);
+		const char *dbpath = configdir;
+		if (strncmp(dbpath, "sql:", 4) == 0) {
+		    dbpath += 4;
+		}
+		nss_FindExternalRoot(dbpath, secmodName);
 	    }
 	}
 	pk11sdr_Init();