diff --git a/src/build/libroot/Jamfile b/src/build/libroot/Jamfile
index 34f947ed00..bb5e07d6c6 100644
--- a/src/build/libroot/Jamfile
+++ b/src/build/libroot/Jamfile
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ BuildPlatformSharedLibrary libroot_build.so :
 ;
 
 # TODO: This doesn't work with the function remapping.
-#BuildPlatformStaticLibrary libroot_build.a :
-#	:
-#	[ FGristFiles $(librootSources:S=$(SUFOBJ)) ]
-#;
+BuildPlatformStaticLibrary libroot_build.a :
+	:
+	[ FGristFiles $(librootSources:S=$(SUFOBJ)) ]
+;
 
 USES_BE_API on [ FGristFiles function_remapper$(SUFOBJ) ] = true ;