diff --git a/addon-sdk/moz.build b/addon-sdk/moz.build
index 6fe415b7c20..29392e88d45 100644
--- a/addon-sdk/moz.build
+++ b/addon-sdk/moz.build
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
+# Makefile.in uses a misc target through test_addons_TARGET.
+HAS_MISC_RULE = True
+
 BROWSER_CHROME_MANIFESTS += ['test/browser.ini']
 JETPACK_PACKAGE_MANIFESTS += ['source/test/jetpack-package.ini']
 JETPACK_ADDON_MANIFESTS += ['source/test/addons/jetpack-addon.ini']
diff --git a/addon-sdk/mozbuild.template b/addon-sdk/mozbuild.template
index 6828be17a40..754d571e2ee 100644
--- a/addon-sdk/mozbuild.template
+++ b/addon-sdk/mozbuild.template
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
+# Makefile.in uses a misc target through test_addons_TARGET.
+HAS_MISC_RULE = True
+
 BROWSER_CHROME_MANIFESTS += ['test/browser.ini']
 JETPACK_PACKAGE_MANIFESTS += ['source/test/jetpack-package.ini']
 JETPACK_ADDON_MANIFESTS += ['source/test/addons/jetpack-addon.ini']