diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e61dbd30a38..3deb245808e 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ ifdef MOZ_CALENDAR
 endif
 	$(MAKE) tier_99
 
+# Build any application after embedding has completed.
+ifdef MINIMO
+	$(MAKE) embedding/minimo
+endif
+
 # Make sure that the existing rulesets work
 DIRS = \
 	$(tier_0_dirs) \
@@ -253,10 +258,6 @@ ifdef MOZ_XUL_APP
 tier_50_dirs	+= toolkit
 endif
 
-ifndef MOZ_XUL
-tier_9_dirs	+= embedding/minimo
-endif
-
 ifdef MOZ_PHOENIX
 # xpfe/components/search depends on nsIBookmarksService.idl
 tier_50_dirs    += browser/components/bookmarks/public
diff --git a/allmakefiles.sh b/allmakefiles.sh
index e92e833d028..2aeb79eba5b 100755
--- a/allmakefiles.sh
+++ b/allmakefiles.sh
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ embedding/tests/mfcembed/components/Makefile
 
 MAKEFILES_minimo="
 embedding/minimo/Makefile
+embedding/minimo/app/Makefile
 embedding/minimo/chromelite/Makefile
 "