diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index aaabcb8bc3..3781d1ac3f 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ PRE_LIBRUBY_UPDATE = [ -n "$(LIBRUBY_SO_UPDATE)" ] || $(exec) $(RM) $(LIBRUBY_EX
 # supported.
 $(LIBRUBY_A):
 		@$(RM) $@
+		@-[ -z "$(EXTSTATIC)" ] || $(PRE_LIBRUBY_UPDATE)
 		$(ECHO) linking static-library $@
 		$(Q) $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(LIBRUBY_A_OBJS) $(INITOBJS)
 		@-$(RANLIB) $@ 2> /dev/null || true
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ verify-static-library: $(LIBRUBY_A)
 		@$(RMALL) conftest$(EXEEXT) conftest.c conftest.dSYM
 
 $(LIBRUBY_SO):
-		@-$(PRE_LIBRUBY_UPDATE)
+		@-[ -n "$(EXTSTATIC)" ] || $(PRE_LIBRUBY_UPDATE)
 		$(ECHO) linking shared-library $@
 		$(Q) $(LDSHARED) $(DLDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(DLDOBJS) $(SOLIBS) $(EXTSOLIBS) $(OUTFLAG)$@
 		-$(Q) $(OBJCOPY) -w -L '$(SYMBOL_PREFIX)Init_*' -L '$(SYMBOL_PREFIX)ruby_static_id_*' \
@@ -268,6 +269,9 @@ $(LIBRUBY_SO):
 						  File.symlink "$(LIBRUBY_SO)", link}' \
 				$(LIBRUBY_ALIASES) || true
 
+LIBRUBY_WITH_EXT = @LIBRUBY_WITH_EXT@
+$(LIBRUBY_$(LIBRUBY_WITH_EXT)): $(LIBRUBY_SO_UPDATE)
+
 ruby_pc = @ruby_pc@
 $(ruby_pc):
 		@./config.status --file=$@:$(srcdir)/template/ruby.pc.in
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 5a083dfead..9deb8cb3dd 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ $(PROGRAM) $(WPROGRAM): $(LIBRUBY) $(MAINOBJ) $(OBJS) $(EXTOBJS) $(SETUP) $(PREP
 
 $(LIBRUBY_A):	$(LIBRUBY_A_OBJS) $(MAINOBJ) $(INITOBJS) $(ARCHFILE)
 
-$(LIBRUBY_SO):	$(OBJS) $(DLDOBJS) $(LIBRUBY_A) $(PREP) $(LIBRUBY_SO_UPDATE) $(BUILTIN_ENCOBJS)
+$(LIBRUBY_SO):	$(OBJS) $(DLDOBJS) $(LIBRUBY_A) $(PREP) $(BUILTIN_ENCOBJS)
 
 $(LIBRUBY_EXTS):
 	@exit > $@
diff --git a/win32/Makefile.sub b/win32/Makefile.sub
index 9ac87ab6e3..6cfb917acb 100644
--- a/win32/Makefile.sub
+++ b/win32/Makefile.sub
@@ -1064,6 +1064,9 @@ PRE_LIBRUBY_UPDATE =
 !endif
 
 $(LIBRUBY_A):	$(OBJS) $(INITOBJS)
+!if "$(EXTSTATIC)" != ""
+		@-$(PRE_LIBRUBY_UPDATE)
+!endif
 		$(ECHO) linking static-library $(@:\=/)
 		$(Q) $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)$@ $(OBJS) $(INITOBJS)
 
@@ -1073,7 +1076,9 @@ $(LIBRUBY):	$(RUBYDEF)
 
 $(LIBRUBY_SO):	$(LIBRUBY_A) $(DLDOBJS) $(RUBYDEF) $(RUBY_SO_NAME).res
 		@echo $(DLDOBJS)
+!if "$(EXTSTATIC)" == ""
 		@-$(PRE_LIBRUBY_UPDATE)
+!endif
 		$(ECHO) linking shared-library $(@:\=/)
 		$(Q) $(LDSHARED) $(MAINOBJ) $(DLDOBJS) $(LIBRUBY_A) \
 			$(RUBY_SO_NAME).res $(SOLIBS) $(EXTSOLIBS) $(LIBS) -Fe$@ -link $(LDFLAGS) \