--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -7845,17 +7845,16 @@ LDFLAGS="$_SUBDIR_LDFLAGS"
 HOST_CC="$_SUBDIR_HOST_CC" 
 HOST_CFLAGS="$_SUBDIR_HOST_CFLAGS"
 HOST_LDFLAGS="$_SUBDIR_HOST_LDFLAGS"
 RC=
 
 unset MAKEFILES
 unset CONFIG_FILES
 
-if test "$COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT"; then
 # build Mozilla first
 #
 # the subdir may not yet have been created in the build tree.
 #
 if test ! -d "mozilla"; then
     mkdir "mozilla"
 fi
 
@@ -7876,16 +7875,17 @@ fi
 MOZ_BUILD_APP_CACHED="$MOZ_BUILD_APP"
 if test -n "$MOZ_CURRENT_PROJECT"; then
     export MOZ_BUILD_APP="$MOZ_CURRENT_PROJECT"
 fi
 AC_OUTPUT_SUBDIRS(mozilla)
 ac_configure_args="$_SUBDIR_CONFIG_ARGS"
 MOZ_BUILD_APP="$MOZ_BUILD_APP_CACHED"
 
+if test "$COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT"; then
 # if we're building the LDAP XPCOM component, we need to build 
 # the c-sdk first.  
 #
 if test "$MOZ_LDAP_XPCOM"; then
 
     # these subdirs may not yet have been created in the build tree.
     # don't use the "-p" switch to mkdir, since not all platforms have it
     #