diff --git a/src/build/libroot/Jamfile b/src/build/libroot/Jamfile
index 4d4ef88f76..3f4334f14f 100644
--- a/src/build/libroot/Jamfile
+++ b/src/build/libroot/Jamfile
@@ -79,11 +79,19 @@ local librootSources =
 
 USES_BE_API on [ FGristFiles $(librootSources:S=$(SUFOBJ)) ] = true ;
 
-BuildPlatformSharedLibrary libroot_build.so :
+local librootTarget = libroot_build.so ;
+if $(HAIKU_HOST_USE_XATTR) = 0 {
+	# prevent library from being cleaned when emulated attributes are used
+	librootTarget = <temp>libroot_build.so ;
+	File libroot_build.so : <temp>libroot_build.so ;
+	MODE on libroot_build.so = $(EXEMODE) ;
+	Chmod libroot_build.so ;
+	RmTemps libroot_build.so : <temp>libroot_build.so ;
+}
+BuildPlatformSharedLibrary $(librootTarget) :
 	$(librootSources)
 	:
-	$(HOST_LIBSUPC++) $(HOST_LIBSTDC++)
-;
+	$(HOST_LIBSUPC++) $(HOST_LIBSTDC++) ;
 
 # TODO: This doesn't work with the function remapping.
 BuildPlatformStaticLibrary libroot_build.a :