diff --git a/build/mac/NGLayoutBuildList.pm b/build/mac/NGLayoutBuildList.pm
index 2e05ce64b36..3603a75c056 100644
--- a/build/mac/NGLayoutBuildList.pm
+++ b/build/mac/NGLayoutBuildList.pm
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ sub BuildCommonProjects()
 
 	BuildOneProject(":mozilla:network:macbuild:network.mcp",					"NetworkModular$D.shlb", "network.toc", 1, $main::ALIAS_SYM_FILES);
 
-	BuildOneProject(":mozilla:rdf:macbuild:rdf.mcp",							"rdf$D.shlb", "rdf.toc", 1, $main::ALIAS_SYM_FILES);
+#// XXX moved this TEMPORARILY to layout while we sort out a dependency
+#	BuildOneProject(":mozilla:rdf:macbuild:rdf.mcp",							"rdf$D.shlb", "rdf.toc", 1, $main::ALIAS_SYM_FILES);
 }
 
 
@@ -620,7 +621,9 @@ sub BuildLayoutProjects()
 	BuildOneProject(":mozilla:widget:macbuild:widget.mcp",						"widget$D.shlb", "widget.toc", 1, $main::ALIAS_SYM_FILES);
 
 	BuildOneProject(":mozilla:webshell:macbuild:webshell.mcp",					"webshell$D.shlb", "webshell.toc", 1, $main::ALIAS_SYM_FILES);
-	
+
+	#// XXX this is here because of a very TEMPORARY dependency
+	BuildOneProject(":mozilla:rdf:macbuild:rdf.mcp",							"rdf$D.shlb", "rdf.toc", 1, $main::ALIAS_SYM_FILES);
 }