--- a/old-configure.in
+++ b/old-configure.in
@@ -3872,17 +3872,19 @@ MOZ_ARG_ENABLE_BOOL(install-strip,
 [  --enable-install-strip  Enable stripping of libs & executables when packaging ],
     PKG_SKIP_STRIP= ,
     PKG_SKIP_STRIP=1)
 
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl = --disable-elf-hack
 dnl ========================================================
 
-USE_ELF_HACK=1
+if test -n "$MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT"; then
+    USE_ELF_HACK=1
+fi
 MOZ_ARG_DISABLE_BOOL(elf-hack,
 [  --disable-elf-hack      Disable elf hacks],
     [USE_ELF_HACK=],
     [USE_ELF_HACK=1])
 
 # Only enable elfhack where supported
 if test "$USE_ELF_HACK" = 1; then
     case "${HOST_OS_ARCH},${OS_ARCH}" in