--- a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk	Tue Apr 10 11:37:18 2018 -0700
+++ b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk	Tue Apr 10 22:37:01 2018 +0200
@@ -905,20 +905,22 @@
 
       $1_IMPORT_LIBRARY := $$($1_OBJECT_DIR)/$$($1_NAME).lib
       $1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS += "-implib:$$($1_IMPORT_LIBRARY)"
-      # To properly trigger downstream dependants of the import library, just as
-      # for debug files, we must have a recipe in the rule. To avoid rerunning
-      # the recipe every time have it touch the target. If an import library
-      # file is deleted by something external, explicitly delete the target to
-      # trigger a rebuild of both.
-      ifneq ($$(wildcard $$($1_IMPORT_LIBRARY)), $$($1_IMPORT_LIBRARY))
-        $$(call LogDebug, Deleting $$($1_BASENAME) because import library is missing)
-        $$(shell $(RM) $$($1_TARGET))
-      endif
-      $$($1_IMPORT_LIBRARY): $$($1_TARGET)
+      ifeq ($$($1_TYPE), LIBRARY)
+        # To properly trigger downstream dependants of the import library, just as
+        # for debug files, we must have a recipe in the rule. To avoid rerunning
+        # the recipe every time have it touch the target. If an import library
+        # file is deleted by something external, explicitly delete the target to
+        # trigger a rebuild of both.
+        ifneq ($$(wildcard $$($1_IMPORT_LIBRARY)), $$($1_IMPORT_LIBRARY))
+          $$(call LogDebug, Deleting $$($1_BASENAME) because import library is missing)
+          $$(shell $(RM) $$($1_TARGET))
+        endif
+        $$($1_IMPORT_LIBRARY): $$($1_TARGET)
 		$$(if $$(CORRECT_FUNCTION_IN_RECIPE_EVALUATION), \
 		  $$(if $$(wildcard $$@), , $$(error $$@ was not created for $$<)) \
 		)
 		$(TOUCH) $$@
+      endif
     endif
 
     $1_VARDEPS := $$($1_LD) $$($1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS) $$($1_LDFLAGS) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \