diff --git a/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/gtk/Makefile.in b/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/gtk/Makefile.in
index 22cf8e701cf..19c98adfb51 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/gtk/Makefile.in
+++ b/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/gtk/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS += $(MOZ_GTK_LDFLAGS)
 
 else
 
-LIBRARY_NAME = -ltimer_s
+LIBRARY_NAME = timer_s
 REQUIRES = xpcom
 CXXFLAGS += $(TK_CFLAGS)
 INCLUDES += $(TK_CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/..
diff --git a/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/motif/Makefile.in b/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/motif/Makefile.in
index bf4edc0bc95..c935be438a1 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/motif/Makefile.in
+++ b/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/motif/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS += $(MOZ_MOTIF_LDFLAGS)
 
 else
 
-LIBRARY_NAME = -ltimer_s
+LIBRARY_NAME = timer_s
 REQUIRES = xpcom
 CXXFLAGS += $(TK_CFLAGS)
 INCLUDES += $(TK_CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/..
diff --git a/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/qt/Makefile.in b/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/qt/Makefile.in
index a802ec47170..c895d8ed3f8 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/qt/Makefile.in
+++ b/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/qt/Makefile.in
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS += $(MOZ_QT_LDFLAGS)
 
 else
 
-LIBRARY_NAME = -ltimer_s
+LIBRARY_NAME = timer_s
 REQUIRES = xpcom
 CXXFLAGS += $(TK_CFLAGS)
 INCLUDES += $(TK_CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/..
diff --git a/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/xlib/Makefile.in b/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/xlib/Makefile.in
index d1a43d15a04..29ab47746f9 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/xlib/Makefile.in
+++ b/mozilla/widget/timer/src/unix/xlib/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS += $(MOZ_XLIB_LDFLAGS)
 
 else
 
-LIBRARY_NAME = -ltimer_s
+LIBRARY_NAME = timer_s
 REQUIRES = xpcom
 CXXFLAGS += $(TK_CFLAGS)
 INCLUDES += $(TK_CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/..