diff -upr evolution-2.24.1-old/configure.ac evolution-2.24.1-new/configure.ac
--- evolution-2.24.1-old/configure.ac	2008-10-19 22:27:24.000000000 -0500
+++ evolution-2.24.1-new/configure.ac	2008-10-26 17:46:09.000000000 -0600
@@ -1015,6 +1015,9 @@ if test "x${enable_nss}" = "xyes" || tes
 				AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_SMIME,1,[Define if SMIME should be enabled])
 				msg_smime="yes (Mozilla NSS)"
 			fi
+
+                        mozilla_nss="$mozilla_nss nss-shared-helper"
+
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NSS,1,[Define if you have NSS])
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SSL,1,[Define if you have a supported SSL library])
 			AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(MOZILLA_NSS_LIB_DIR,"`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=libdir $mozilla_nss`",[Define to the full path of mozilla nss library])
diff -upr evolution-2.24.1-old/smime/lib/e-cert-db.c evolution-2.24.1-new/smime/lib/e-cert-db.c
--- evolution-2.24.1-old/smime/lib/e-cert-db.c	2008-10-13 03:33:03.000000000 -0500
+++ evolution-2.24.1-new/smime/lib/e-cert-db.c	2008-10-26 19:15:48.000000000 -0600
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 #include "e-util/e-dialog-utils.h"
 #include "e-util/e-util-private.h"
 #include <libedataserverui/e-passwords.h>
+#include <nss-shared-helper.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -169,7 +170,12 @@ initialize_nss (void)
 #endif
 
 	/* we initialize NSS here to make sure it only happens once */
-	success = (SECSuccess == NSS_InitReadWrite (evolution_dir_path));
+	success = (SECSuccess == nsshelp_open_db ("evolution", evolution_dir_path, 0));
+
+	if (!success) {
+		g_warning ("Opening non-shared cert database");
+		success = (SECSuccess == NSS_InitReadWrite (evolution_dir_path));
+	}
 	if (!success) {
 		success = (SECSuccess == NSS_Init (evolution_dir_path));
 		if (success)