diff --git a/mailnews/mapi/mapihook/src/Makefile.in b/mailnews/mapi/mapihook/src/Makefile.in
index 095d611d4e4..e6f1203eacf 100644
--- a/mailnews/mapi/mapihook/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/mailnews/mapi/mapihook/src/Makefile.in
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LIBS	= msgbaseutil
 endif
 
 else
-SHARED_LIBRARY_LIBS = $(DIST)/lib/$(LIB_PREFIX)msgbsutl_s.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
+SHARED_LIBRARY_LIBS = ../../../base/util/$(LIB_PREFIX)msgbsutl_s.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS= \