diff --git js/src/Makefile.in js/src/Makefile.in
index e28160a..28ca5e8 100644
--- Makefile.in
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ ifdef JS_SHARED_LIBRARY
 FORCE_SHARED_LIB = 1
 endif
 FORCE_STATIC_LIB = 1
-DIST_INSTALL = 1
 
 ###############################################
 # BEGIN include sources for low-level code shared with mfbt
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ install:: $(EXPORTS_mozilla)
 install:: $(SCRIPTS)
 	$(SYSINSTALL) $^ $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 
-install:: $(REAL_LIBRARY) $(SHARED_LIBRARY) $(IMPORT_LIBRARY)
-ifneq (,$(REAL_LIBRARY))
+install:: $(LIBRARY) $(SHARED_LIBRARY) $(IMPORT_LIBRARY)
+ifdef DIST_INSTALL
 	$(SYSINSTALL) $(REAL_LIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	mv -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(REAL_LIBRARY) $(subst $(STATIC_LIBRARY_NAME),$(LIBRARY_NAME),$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(REAL_LIBRARY))
 endif