diff --git a/mailnews/base/Makefile.in b/mailnews/base/Makefile.in
index d3d7ecc62295..806806197036 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/Makefile.in
+++ b/mailnews/base/Makefile.in
@@ -28,5 +28,9 @@ include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 DIRS		= public src util search build
 
+ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),Darwin)
+DIRS		+= resources/content/mac
+endif
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mac/Makefile.in b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mac/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dbaee7d514c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mac/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public
+# License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+# except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+# the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+#
+# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
+# IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+# rights and limitations under the License.
+#
+# The Original Code is mozilla.org code.
+#
+# The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape
+# Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
+# Copyright (C) 2003 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
+# Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Contributor(s): 
+#
+
+# Placeholder to process buried jar.mn
+
+DEPTH		= ../../../../..
+topsrcdir	= @top_srcdir@
+srcdir		= @srcdir@
+VPATH		= @srcdir@
+
+include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
+
+
+include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk