diff --git a/mk/prefix.mk b/mk/prefix.mk
index b207ecbd2..b6991dab9 100644
--- a/mk/prefix.mk
+++ b/mk/prefix.mk
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $(PREFIX)/relibc-install.tar.gz: $(PREFIX)/relibc-install
 		--directory="$<" \
 		.
 
-$(PREFIX)/libtool: $(PREFIX)/libtool.tar.gz
+$(PREFIX)/libtool:
 	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
 
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ $(PREFIX)/libtool: $(PREFIX)/libtool.tar.gz
 		--depth 2 \
 		"$@.partial"
 
+	# rootless podman problem
+	chmod -R u+w $@.partial
 	touch "$@.partial"
 	echo $(LIBTOOL_VERSION) > $@.partial/.tarball-version
 	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
@@ -134,16 +136,7 @@ $(PREFIX)/rust-install.tar.gz:
 $(PREFIX)/rust-install: $(PREFIX)/rust-install.tar.gz
 	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
-
-	git clone \
-		--recurse-submodules \
-		"https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/libtool/" \
-		--branch "v$(LIBTOOL_VERSION)-redox" \
-		--depth 2 \
-		"$@.partial"
-
-	# rootless podman problem
-	chmod -R u+w $@.partial
+	tar --extract --file "$<" --directory "$@.partial" --strip-components=1
 	touch "$@.partial"
 	mv "$@.partial" "$@"