diff --git a/security/nss/lib/softoken/Makefile b/security/nss/lib/softoken/Makefile
index c1335505240..d70b909a888 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/softoken/Makefile
+++ b/security/nss/lib/softoken/Makefile
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ include $(CORE_DEPTH)/coreconf/rules.mk
 
 export:: private_export
 
+# indicates dependency on freebl static lib
+$(SHARED_LIBRARY): $(CRYPTOLIB)
+
 # On AIX 4.3, IBM xlC_r compiler (version 3.6.6) cannot compile
 # pkcs11c.c in 64-bit mode for unknown reasons.  A workaround is
 # to compile it with optimizations turned on.  (Bugzilla bug #63815)
diff --git a/security/nss/lib/softoken/config.mk b/security/nss/lib/softoken/config.mk
index 13455f3001f..c22c2008b06 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/softoken/config.mk
+++ b/security/nss/lib/softoken/config.mk
@@ -108,6 +108,3 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(OS_TARGET),WINCE)
 DEFINES += -DDBM_USING_NSPR
 endif
-
-# indicates dependency on freebl static lib
-$(SHARED_LIBRARY): $(CRYPTOLIB)
diff --git a/security/nss/lib/softoken/legacydb/Makefile b/security/nss/lib/softoken/legacydb/Makefile
index a41aa72c696..78a7c78c7e1 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/softoken/legacydb/Makefile
+++ b/security/nss/lib/softoken/legacydb/Makefile
@@ -78,3 +78,5 @@ include $(CORE_DEPTH)/coreconf/rules.mk
 
 export:: private_export
 
+# indicates dependency on freebl static lib
+$(SHARED_LIBRARY): $(CRYPTOLIB)
diff --git a/security/nss/lib/softoken/legacydb/config.mk b/security/nss/lib/softoken/legacydb/config.mk
index 60a26b1a635..4f183942645 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/softoken/legacydb/config.mk
+++ b/security/nss/lib/softoken/legacydb/config.mk
@@ -101,6 +101,3 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(OS_TARGET),WINCE)
 DEFINES += -DDBM_USING_NSPR
 endif
-
-# indicates dependency on freebl static lib
-$(SHARED_LIBRARY): $(CRYPTOLIB)