--- old/make/lib/CoreLibraries.gmk	2015-10-15 12:36:44.351882134 -0400
+++ new/make/lib/CoreLibraries.gmk	2015-10-15 12:36:43.639842090 -0400
@@ -436,10 +436,14 @@
       OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libjli_static, \
       DEBUG_SYMBOLS := $(DEBUG_ALL_BINARIES)))
 
-  $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libjli_static.a: $(BUILD_LIBJLI_STATIC)
+  ifeq ($(BUILD_STATIC), true)
+    TARGETS += $(BUILD_LIBJLI_STATIC)
+  else
+    $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libjli_static.a: $(BUILD_LIBJLI_STATIC)
 	$(call install-file)
 
-  TARGETS += $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libjli_static.a
+    TARGETS += $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libjli_static.a
+  endif
 
 else ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), aix)
   # AIX also requires a static libjli because the compiler doesn't support '-rpath'