--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -63,17 +63,19 @@ tier_base_dirs = \
 	build \
 	probes \
 	$(NULL)
 
 ifdef MOZ_MEMORY
 tier_base_dirs += memory/jemalloc
 endif
 
+ifdef COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT
 include $(topsrcdir)/$(MOZ_BUILD_APP)/build.mk
+endif
 
 TIERS += testharness
 
 # test harnesses
 ifdef ENABLE_TESTS
 tier_testharness_dirs += testing/xpcshell
 endif
 

--- a/config/autoconf.mk.in
+++ b/config/autoconf.mk.in
@@ -267,16 +267,17 @@ MOZ_ENABLE_GNOME_COMPONENT = @MOZ_ENABLE
 MOZ_INSURE = @MOZ_INSURE@
 MOZ_INSURIFYING = @MOZ_INSURIFYING@
 MOZ_INSURE_DIRS = @MOZ_INSURE_DIRS@
 MOZ_INSURE_EXCLUDE_DIRS = @MOZ_INSURE_EXCLUDE_DIRS@
 
 MOZ_NATIVE_NSPR = @MOZ_NATIVE_NSPR@
 MOZ_NATIVE_NSS = @MOZ_NATIVE_NSS@
 
+COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT = @COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT@
 CROSS_COMPILE   = @CROSS_COMPILE@
 
 WCHAR_CFLAGS	= @WCHAR_CFLAGS@
 
 OS_CPPFLAGS	= @CPPFLAGS@
 OS_CFLAGS	= $(OS_CPPFLAGS) @CFLAGS@
 OS_CXXFLAGS	= $(OS_CPPFLAGS) @CXXFLAGS@
 OS_LDFLAGS	= @LDFLAGS@

--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -198,16 +198,17 @@ esac
 fi
 
 COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT=1
 MOZ_ARG_ENABLE_BOOL(compile-environment,
 [  --disable-compile-environment
                            Disable compiler/library checks.],
     COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT=1,
     COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT= )
+AC_SUBST(COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT)
 
 MOZ_ARG_WITH_STRING(l10n-base,
 [  --with-l10n-base=DIR     path to l10n repositories],
     L10NBASEDIR=$withval)
 if test ! -z "$L10NBASEDIR"; then
     if test "$L10NBASEDIR" = "yes" -o "$L10NBASEDIR" = "no"; then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-l10n-base must specify a path])
     elif test -d "$L10NBASEDIR"; then