diff --git a/b2g/app/Makefile.in b/b2g/app/Makefile.in
index 92d1e05a191..f667a77fc74 100644
--- a/b2g/app/Makefile.in
+++ b/b2g/app/Makefile.in
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
 APP_ICON = app
 
-ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)
-REDIT_PATH = $(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin
-endif
-
 APP_BINARY = $(MOZ_APP_NAME)$(BIN_SUFFIX)
 
 ifeq (cocoa,$(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT))
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ libs::
 # Copy the app icon for b2g-desktop
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)
 	cp $(DIST)/branding/$(APP_ICON).ico $(DIST)/bin/chrome/icons/default/$(APP_ICON).ico
-	$(REDIT_PATH)/redit$(HOST_BIN_SUFFIX) $(DIST)/bin/$(APP_BINARY) $(DIST)/branding/$(APP_ICON).ico
+	$(DIST)/bin/redit$(HOST_BIN_SUFFIX) $(DIST)/bin/$(APP_BINARY) $(DIST)/branding/$(APP_ICON).ico
 	cp $(DIST)/branding/$(APP_ICON).ico $(DIST)/bin/chrome/icons/default/default.ico
 else ifneq (gonk,$(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT))
 	cp $(DIST)/branding/default.png $(DIST)/bin/chrome/icons/default/default.png
diff --git a/build/autoconf/nspr-build.m4 b/build/autoconf/nspr-build.m4
index c097f90043b..82a396486d1 100644
--- a/build/autoconf/nspr-build.m4
+++ b/build/autoconf/nspr-build.m4
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ if test -n "$MOZ_NATIVE_NSPR" -o -n "$NSPR_CFLAGS" -o -n "$NSPR_LIBS"; then
                 AC_MSG_ERROR([system NSPR does not support PR_UINT64 or including prtypes.h does not provide it]))
     CFLAGS=$_SAVE_CFLAGS
 elif test -z "$JS_POSIX_NSPR"; then
-    NSPR_CFLAGS="-I${LIBXUL_DIST}/include/nspr"
+    NSPR_CFLAGS="-I${DIST}/include/nspr"
     if test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
-        NSPR_LIBS="-L${LIBXUL_DIST}/lib -lnspr${NSPR_VERSION} -lplc${NSPR_VERSION} -lplds${NSPR_VERSION}"
+        NSPR_LIBS="-L${DIST}/lib -lnspr${NSPR_VERSION} -lplc${NSPR_VERSION} -lplds${NSPR_VERSION}"
     else
-        NSPR_LIBS="${LIBXUL_DIST}/lib/nspr${NSPR_VERSION}.lib ${LIBXUL_DIST}/lib/plc${NSPR_VERSION}.lib ${LIBXUL_DIST}/lib/plds${NSPR_VERSION}.lib "
+        NSPR_LIBS="${DIST}/lib/nspr${NSPR_VERSION}.lib ${DIST}/lib/plc${NSPR_VERSION}.lib ${DIST}/lib/plds${NSPR_VERSION}.lib "
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/build/automation-build.mk b/build/automation-build.mk
index 94b88b40fda..e25f90c5d3a 100644
--- a/build/automation-build.mk
+++ b/build/automation-build.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _CERTS_SRC_DIR = $(ABSOLUTE_TOPSRCDIR)/build/pgo/certs
 
 AUTOMATION_PPARGS = 	\
 			-DBROWSER_PATH=$(browser_path) \
-			-DXPC_BIN_PATH='"$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin"' \
+			-DXPC_BIN_PATH='"$(DIST)/bin"' \
 			-DBIN_SUFFIX='"$(BIN_SUFFIX)"' \
 			-DPROFILE_DIR='"$(_PROFILE_DIR)"' \
 			-DCERTS_SRC_DIR='"$(_CERTS_SRC_DIR)"' \
diff --git a/config/config.mk b/config/config.mk
index df52066e58b..d0de93df2b0 100644
--- a/config/config.mk
+++ b/config/config.mk
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ endif
 
 RM = rm -f
 
-# LIBXUL_DIST is not defined under js/src, thus we make it mean DIST there.
-LIBXUL_DIST ?= $(DIST)
-
 # FINAL_TARGET specifies the location into which we copy end-user-shipped
 # build products (typelibs, components, chrome). It may already be specified by
 # a moz.build file.
@@ -581,7 +578,7 @@ EN_US_OR_L10N_FILE = $(firstword \
 EN_US_OR_L10N_FILES = $(foreach f,$(1),$(call EN_US_OR_L10N_FILE,$(f)))
 
 ifneq (WINNT,$(OS_ARCH))
-RUN_TEST_PROGRAM = $(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin/run-mozilla.sh
+RUN_TEST_PROGRAM = $(DIST)/bin/run-mozilla.sh
 endif # ! WINNT
 
 #
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 03fa617853f..46d84a4b415 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ EOF
   break
 fi
 MOZ_BUILD_ROOT=`pwd -W 2>/dev/null || pwd`
+DIST="$MOZ_BUILD_ROOT/dist"
 
 MOZ_PYTHON
 
@@ -972,7 +973,7 @@ TARGET_MD_ARCH=unix
 DIRENT_INO=d_ino
 MOZ_USER_DIR=".mozilla"
 
-MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS='-Wl,-rpath-link,$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -Wl,-rpath-link,$(prefix)/lib'
+MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS="-Wl,-rpath-link,${DIST}/bin -Wl,-rpath-link,${prefix}/lib"
 
 MOZ_FS_LAYOUT=unix
 
@@ -2035,7 +2036,7 @@ case "$target" in
     fi
     LDFLAGS=$_SAVE_LDFLAGS
 
-    MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS='-Wl,-executable_path,$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin'
+    MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS="-Wl,-executable_path,${DIST}/bin"
     ;;
 
 ia64*-hpux*)
@@ -2063,13 +2064,13 @@ ia64*-hpux*)
         DSO_LDOPTS='-b -Wl,+s'
         DSO_CFLAGS=""
         DSO_PIC_CFLAGS="+Z"
-        MKSHLIB='$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -o $@'
-        MKCSHLIB='$(LD) -b +s -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -o $@'
+        MKSHLIB='$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(DIST)/bin -o $@'
+        MKCSHLIB='$(LD) -b +s -L$(DIST)/bin -o $@'
         CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Wc,-ansi_for_scope,on"
     else
         DSO_LDOPTS='-b -E +s'
-        MKSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/lib -o $@'
-        MKCSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/lib -o $@'
+        MKSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(DIST)/bin -L$(DIST)/lib -o $@'
+        MKCSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(DIST)/bin -L$(DIST)/lib -o $@'
     fi
     MOZ_POST_PROGRAM_COMMAND='chatr +s enable'
     AC_DEFINE(NSCAP_DISABLE_DEBUG_PTR_TYPES)
@@ -2389,7 +2390,10 @@ ia64*-hpux*)
     else
         DLL_SUFFIX=".so.1.0"
     fi
-    MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS='-Wl,-rpath-link,$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -Wl,-rpath-link,$(prefix)/lib -Wl,-rpath-link,$(if $(X11BASE),$(X11BASE),/usr/X11R6)/lib'
+    if test -z "$X11BASE"; then
+        X11BASE=/usr/X11R6
+    fi
+    MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS="$MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS -Wl,-rpath-link,${X11BASE}/lib"
     DSO_CFLAGS=''
     DSO_PIC_CFLAGS='-fPIC'
     DSO_LDOPTS='-shared -fPIC'
@@ -3354,9 +3358,6 @@ MOZ_ARG_WITH_STRING(libxul-sdk,
 [  --with-libxul-sdk=PFX   Use the libXUL SDK at <PFX>],
   AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-libxul-sdk is not supported anymore.]))
 
-LIBXUL_DIST="$MOZ_BUILD_ROOT/dist"
-AC_SUBST(LIBXUL_DIST)
-
 MOZ_CONFIG_NSPR()
 
 dnl set GRE_MILESTONE
@@ -8190,7 +8191,7 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(HAVE_INTTYPES_H)
 
 if test "$MOZ_TREE_CAIRO"; then
-    MOZ_CAIRO_CFLAGS='-I$(LIBXUL_DIST)/include/cairo'
+    MOZ_CAIRO_CFLAGS="-I${DIST}/include/cairo"
     AC_DEFINE(MOZ_TREE_CAIRO)
 
     if test "$OS_ARCH" = "WINNT"; then
diff --git a/js/src/configure.in b/js/src/configure.in
index 45c0a958250..41b010ff62d 100644
--- a/js/src/configure.in
+++ b/js/src/configure.in
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ if test "$JS_STANDALONE" = no; then
   JS_STANDALONE=
 else
   JS_STANDALONE=1
-  LIBXUL_DIST="$MOZ_BUILD_ROOT/dist"
   AC_DEFINE(JS_STANDALONE)
 fi
+DIST="$MOZ_BUILD_ROOT/dist"
 AC_SUBST(JS_STANDALONE)
 BUILDING_JS=1
 AC_SUBST(autoconfmk)
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ TARGET_MD_ARCH=unix
 DIRENT_INO=d_ino
 MOZ_USER_DIR=".mozilla"
 
-MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS='-Wl,-rpath-link,$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -Wl,-rpath-link,$(prefix)/lib'
+MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS="-Wl,-rpath-link,${DIST}/bin -Wl,-rpath-link,${prefix}/lib"
 
 USE_DEPENDENT_LIBS=1
 
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ case "$target" in
 
         LDFLAGS=$_SAVE_LDFLAGS
     fi
-    MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS='-Wl,-executable_path,$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin'
+    MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS="-Wl,-executable_path,${DIST}/bin"
     ;;
 
 ia64*-hpux*)
@@ -1624,13 +1624,13 @@ ia64*-hpux*)
     	DSO_LDOPTS='-b -Wl,+s'
     	DSO_CFLAGS=""
     	DSO_PIC_CFLAGS="+Z"
-    	MKSHLIB='$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -o $@'
-    	MKCSHLIB='$(LD) -b +s -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -o $@'
+    	MKSHLIB='$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(DIST)/bin -o $@'
+    	MKCSHLIB='$(LD) -b +s -L$(DIST)/bin -o $@'
         CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Wc,-ansi_for_scope,on"
     else
         DSO_LDOPTS='-b -E +s'
-        MKSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/lib -o $@'
-        MKCSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/lib -o $@'
+        MKSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(DIST)/bin -L$(DIST)/lib -o $@'
+        MKCSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS) -L$(DIST)/bin -L$(DIST)/lib -o $@'
     fi
     MOZ_POST_PROGRAM_COMMAND='chatr +s enable'
     AC_DEFINE(NSCAP_DISABLE_DEBUG_PTR_TYPES)
diff --git a/testing/testsuite-targets.mk b/testing/testsuite-targets.mk
index c429a598c7e..04a333c70e6 100644
--- a/testing/testsuite-targets.mk
+++ b/testing/testsuite-targets.mk
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ GARBAGE += $(addsuffix .log,$(MOCHITESTS) reftest crashtest jstestbrowser)
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),Darwin)
 xpcshell_path = $(TARGET_DIST)/$(MOZ_MACBUNDLE_NAME)/Contents/MacOS/xpcshell
 else
-xpcshell_path = $(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin/xpcshell
+xpcshell_path = $(DIST)/bin/xpcshell
 endif
 
 # Execute all xpcshell tests in the directories listed in the manifest.
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/installer/packager.py b/toolkit/mozapps/installer/packager.py
index e597d8e9172..3fc6436fd2f 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/installer/packager.py
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/installer/packager.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def main():
         if is_native(args.source):
             launcher.tooldir = args.source
     elif not buildconfig.substs['CROSS_COMPILE']:
-        launcher.tooldir = buildconfig.substs['LIBXUL_DIST']
+        launcher.tooldir = mozpath.join(buildconfig.topobjdir, 'dist')
 
     with errors.accumulate():
         finder_args = dict(
diff --git a/tools/update-packaging/Makefile.in b/tools/update-packaging/Makefile.in
index 86f03f900a2..f615eb49b0f 100644
--- a/tools/update-packaging/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/update-packaging/Makefile.in
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ else
 PACKAGE_DIR	= $(PACKAGE_BASE_DIR)/$(MOZ_PKG_DIR)
 endif
 
-MAR_BIN	= $(LIBXUL_DIST)/host/bin/mar$(HOST_BIN_SUFFIX)
-MBSDIFF_BIN	= $(LIBXUL_DIST)/host/bin/mbsdiff$(HOST_BIN_SUFFIX)
+MAR_BIN	= $(DIST)/host/bin/mar$(HOST_BIN_SUFFIX)
+MBSDIFF_BIN	= $(DIST)/host/bin/mbsdiff$(HOST_BIN_SUFFIX)
 
 OVERRIDE_DEFAULT_GOAL := full-update
 full-update:: complete-patch
diff --git a/xulrunner/installer/Makefile.in b/xulrunner/installer/Makefile.in
index 11de3db53e8..04803dddbed 100644
--- a/xulrunner/installer/Makefile.in
+++ b/xulrunner/installer/Makefile.in
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ GARBAGE += debian/changelog
 
 DEBDESTDIR=debian/$(MOZ_BUILD_APP)
 
-GRE_BUILDID = $(shell $(PYTHON) $(topsrcdir)/config/printconfigsetting.py $(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin/platform.ini Build BuildID)
+GRE_BUILDID = $(shell $(PYTHON) $(topsrcdir)/config/printconfigsetting.py $(DIST)/bin/platform.ini Build BuildID)
 MOZ_DEB_TIMESTAMP = "$(shell date  +"%a, %d  %b %Y %T %z" )"
 
 DEFINES += \
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ DEFINES += \
 	$(NULL)
 
 ifeq ($(OS_TARGET),Linux)
-debian/changelog: $(srcdir)/debian/changelog.in  $(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin/platform.ini
+debian/changelog: $(srcdir)/debian/changelog.in  $(DIST)/bin/platform.ini
 	$(call py_action,preprocessor, \
         $(AUTOMATION_PPARGS) $(DEFINES) $(ACDEFINES) $^ -o $@)