diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 37f1e07b6e..2da7380af8 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2010-05-21 01:05 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * config/global.mk
+    + Showing warning when HB_BUILD_IMPLIB=yes is used without
+      'install' make option.
+
 2010-05-20 23:34 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
     ! Fixed overlook in recent modification (put .def file macros
diff --git a/harbour/config/global.mk b/harbour/config/global.mk
index 2223e999d4..5863e4a786 100644
--- a/harbour/config/global.mk
+++ b/harbour/config/global.mk
@@ -226,6 +226,14 @@ ifeq ($(HB_INIT_DONE),)
    ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_DLL),no)
       export HB_BUILD_SHARED := no
    endif
+
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_IMPLIB),yes)
+      # 'install' is required to create import libraries
+      ifeq ($(filter install,$(HB_MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+         export HB_BUILD_IMPLIB := no
+         $(warning ! Warning: HB_BUILD_IMPLIB option works only when 'install' is requested.)
+      endif
+   endif
 endif
 
 # Make platform detection