--- a/make/common/JdkNativeCompilation.gmk	Tue Oct 29 14:22:18 2019 -0400
+++ b/make/common/JdkNativeCompilation.gmk	Tue Oct 29 12:01:14 2019 -0700
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
       $(TOPDIR)/src/$(strip $1)/$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE)/native/$(strip $2) \
       $(TOPDIR)/src/$(strip $1)/share/native/$(strip $2)))
 
-# Find a library
+# Find a library. Used for declaring dependencies on libraries in different
+# modules.
 # Param 1 - module name
 # Param 2 - library name
 # Param 3 - optional subdir for library
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@
   FindLib =
   FindStaticLib =
 endif
+# If building static versions of libraries, make these return empty to avoid
+# declaring dependencies.
+ifeq ($(STATIC_LIBS), true)
+  FindLib =
+  FindStaticLib =
+endif
 
 GetJavaHeaderDir = \
   $(wildcard $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/headers/$(strip $1))