diff --git a/satellites/libev.sat b/satellites/libev.sat
index 19730dd..19481c0 100644
--- a/satellites/libev.sat
+++ b/satellites/libev.sat
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ cd "$name-$version"
 # Don't install the libevent compatibility header, as it conflicts with the actual libevent.
 sed -i -e '/include_HEADERS/s/event.h//' Makefile.in
 
-compile_configure
+compile_configure -- --disable-static
 
 # vim:set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 syntax=sh et:
diff --git a/satellites/python3-qt5.sat b/satellites/python3-qt5.sat
index fdb9023..a245833 100644
--- a/satellites/python3-qt5.sat
+++ b/satellites/python3-qt5.sat
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ dlextract "http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/$name/PyQt-$version/${name
 header_end
 
 cd "${name}_gpl-$version"
-python3 configure.py --qmake "$(command -v "$(compile_qt_get_cmd qmake 5)")" --confirm-license
+
+qmake="$(command -v "$(compile_qt_get_cmd qmake 5)")" || echo "Missing qmake for Qt5"
+[ "$qmake" ]
+
+python3 configure.py --qmake "$qmake" --confirm-license
 make
 make DESTDIR="$dir_install" INSTALL_ROOT="$dir_install" install
 
diff --git a/satellites/xcb-util-xrm.sat b/satellites/xcb-util-xrm.sat
index 5e829b7..4564cc6 100644
--- a/satellites/xcb-util-xrm.sat
+++ b/satellites/xcb-util-xrm.sat
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ dlextract "https://github.com/Airblader/$name/releases/download/v$version/$name-
 header_end
 
 cd "$name-$version"
-compile_configure
+compile_configure -- --disable-static
 
 # vim:set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 syntax=sh et:
diff --git a/satellites/yajl.sat b/satellites/yajl.sat
index 412b221..7596b2f 100644
--- a/satellites/yajl.sat
+++ b/satellites/yajl.sat
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ header_end
 
 cd "$name-$version"
 
+# Don't build the static library
+sed -i -e '/yajl_s/d' \
+       -e '/COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}/d' src/CMakeLists.txt
+
 # Fix install dirs
 sed -i -e "s/lib\${LIB_SUFFIX}/$(safe_sed "$dir_libdir")/" \
        -e "/INSTALL(/s/share/$(safe_sed "$dir_datadir")/" src/CMakeLists.txt