--- a/config/rules.mk
+++ b/config/rules.mk
@@ -560,17 +560,19 @@ ifdef MSMANIFEST_TOOL
 endif	# MSVC with manifest tool
 ifdef MOZ_PROFILE_GENERATE
 # touch it a few seconds into the future to work around FAT's
 # 2-second granularity
 	touch -t `date +%Y%m%d%H%M.%S -d 'now+5seconds'` pgo.relink
 endif
 else # !WINNT || GNU_CC
 	$(call EXPAND_CC_OR_CXX,$@) -o $@ $(COMPUTED_CXX_LDFLAGS) $(PGO_CFLAGS) $($(notdir $@)_$(OBJS_VAR_SUFFIX)) $(RESFILE) $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(MOZ_PROGRAM_LDFLAGS) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(OS_LIBS)
+ifndef DEVELOPER_OPTIONS
 	$(call py_action,check_binary,--target $@)
+endif
 endif # WINNT && !GNU_CC
 
 ifdef ENABLE_STRIP
 	$(STRIP) $(STRIP_FLAGS) $@
 endif
 ifdef MOZ_POST_PROGRAM_COMMAND
 	$(MOZ_POST_PROGRAM_COMMAND) $@
 endif
@@ -596,18 +598,20 @@ endif	# MSVC with manifest tool
 else
 ifeq ($(HOST_CPP_PROG_LINK),1)
 	$(HOST_CXX) -o $@ $(HOST_CXX_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_PROGOBJS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 else
 	$(HOST_CC) -o $@ $(HOST_C_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_PROGOBJS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif # HOST_CPP_PROG_LINK
 endif
 ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
+ifndef DEVELOPER_OPTIONS
 	$(call py_action,check_binary,--host $@)
 endif
+endif
 
 #
 # This is an attempt to support generation of multiple binaries
 # in one directory, it assumes everything to compile Foo is in
 # Foo.o (from either Foo.c or Foo.cpp).
 #
 # SIMPLE_PROGRAMS = Foo Bar
 # creates Foo.o Bar.o, links with LIBS to create Foo, Bar.
@@ -619,17 +623,19 @@ ifeq (_WINNT,$(GNU_CC)_$(OS_ARCH))
 ifdef MSMANIFEST_TOOL
 	@if test -f $@.manifest; then \
 		$(MT) -NOLOGO -MANIFEST $@.manifest -OUTPUTRESOURCE:$@\;1; \
 		rm -f $@.manifest; \
 	fi
 endif	# MSVC with manifest tool
 else
 	$(call EXPAND_CC_OR_CXX,$@) $(COMPUTED_CXX_LDFLAGS) $(PGO_CFLAGS) -o $@ $($@_$(OBJS_VAR_SUFFIX)) $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(MOZ_PROGRAM_LDFLAGS) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(OS_LIBS)
+ifndef DEVELOPER_OPTIONS
 	$(call py_action,check_binary,--target $@)
+endif
 endif # WINNT && !GNU_CC
 
 ifdef ENABLE_STRIP
 	$(STRIP) $(STRIP_FLAGS) $@
 endif
 ifdef MOZ_POST_PROGRAM_COMMAND
 	$(MOZ_POST_PROGRAM_COMMAND) $@
 endif
@@ -641,18 +647,20 @@ ifeq (WINNT_,$(HOST_OS_ARCH)_$(GNU_CC))
 else
 ifneq (,$(HOST_CPPSRCS)$(USE_HOST_CXX))
 	$(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_OUTOPTION)$@ $(HOST_CXX_LDFLAGS) $< $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 else
 	$(HOST_CC) $(HOST_OUTOPTION)$@ $(HOST_C_LDFLAGS) $< $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif
 endif
 ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
+ifndef DEVELOPER_OPTIONS
 	$(call py_action,check_binary,--host $@)
 endif
+endif
 
 $(LIBRARY): $(OBJS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DEPS) $(GLOBAL_DEPS)
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
 	$(RM) $(REAL_LIBRARY)
 	$(AR) $(AR_FLAGS) $(OBJS) $($@_$(OBJS_VAR_SUFFIX))
 
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)
 # Import libraries are created by the rules creating shared libraries.
@@ -676,17 +684,19 @@ endif
 # so no need to conditionalize on OS version or debugging format.
 
 $(SHARED_LIBRARY): $(OBJS) $(RESFILE) $(RUST_STATIC_LIB_FOR_SHARED_LIB) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DEPS) $(GLOBAL_DEPS)
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
 ifndef INCREMENTAL_LINKER
 	$(RM) $@
 endif
 	$(MKSHLIB) $($@_$(OBJS_VAR_SUFFIX)) $(RESFILE) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(RUST_STATIC_LIB_FOR_SHARED_LIB) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS) $(MOZ_GLUE_LDFLAGS) $(OS_LIBS)
+ifndef DEVELOPER_OPTIONS
 	$(call py_action,check_binary,--target $@)
+endif
 
 ifeq (_WINNT,$(GNU_CC)_$(OS_ARCH))
 ifdef MSMANIFEST_TOOL
 ifdef EMBED_MANIFEST_AT
 	@if test -f $@.manifest; then \
 		if test -f '$(srcdir)/$@.manifest'; then \
 			echo 'Embedding manifest from $(srcdir)/$@.manifest and $@.manifest'; \
 			$(MT) -NOLOGO -MANIFEST '$(win_srcdir)/$@.manifest' $@.manifest -OUTPUTRESOURCE:$@\;$(EMBED_MANIFEST_AT); \