diff --git a/mk/prefix.mk b/mk/prefix.mk
index c287999c..625cbcf8 100644
--- a/mk/prefix.mk
+++ b/mk/prefix.mk
@@ -124,21 +124,22 @@ endif
 else
 
 # BUILD GCC ---------------------------------------------------
-$(PREFIX)/binutils-install: | $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+$(PREFIX)/binutils-install: | $(PREFIX)/libtool-install $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	@echo "\033[1;36;49mBuilding binutils-install\033[0m"
 	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
-	export $(PREFIX_CONFIG) COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=/usr COOKBOOK_CROSS_TARGET=$(TARGET) COOKBOOK_CROSS_GNU_TARGET=$(GNU_TARGET) && \
+	export $(PREFIX_CONFIG) PATH="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/libtool-install/bin:$$PATH" \
+		COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=/usr COOKBOOK_CROSS_TARGET=$(TARGET) COOKBOOK_CROSS_GNU_TARGET=$(GNU_TARGET) && \
 	./target/release/repo cook host:binutils-gdb 
 	cp -r "$(BINUTILS_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial"
 	touch "$@.partial"
 	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
 endif
 
-$(PREFIX)/gcc-freestanding-install: $(PREFIX)/libtool-install $(PREFIX)/binutils-install | $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+$(PREFIX)/gcc-freestanding-install: $(PREFIX)/binutils-install | $(PREFIX)/libtool-install $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
diff --git a/podman/redox-base-containerfile b/podman/redox-base-containerfile
index 8366fa68..e12c485c 100644
--- a/podman/redox-base-containerfile
+++ b/podman/redox-base-containerfile
@@ -40,11 +40,8 @@ RUN apt-get update \
         libfuse3-dev \
         libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin \
         libglib2.0-dev-bin \
-        libgmp-dev \
         libhtml-parser-perl \
         libjpeg-dev \
-        libmpc-dev \
-        libmpfr-dev \
         libparse-yapp-perl \
         libpng-dev \
         librsvg2-common \
diff --git a/recipes/dev/binutils-gdb/recipe.toml b/recipes/dev/binutils-gdb/recipe.toml
index 33f3b882..42522086 100644
--- a/recipes/dev/binutils-gdb/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/dev/binutils-gdb/recipe.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/binutils-gdb"
 branch = "redox-2.43.1"
+shallow_clone = true
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
-#   "libgmp",
-#   "libmpfr",
+  "libgmp",
+  "libmpfr",
 # TODO: this zlib get linked when boostrapping binutils
 #    "zlib"
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/libs/libgmp/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/libgmp/recipe.toml
index 8645c561..180f42fc 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/libgmp/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/libgmp/recipe.toml
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@
 [source]
 tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gmp/gmp-6.3.0.tar.xz"
 blake3 = "fffe4996713928ae19331c8ef39129e46d3bf5b7182820656fd4639435cd83a4"
-script = """
-autotools_recursive_regenerate
-"""
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
+DYNAMIC_STATIC_INIT
 cookbook_configure
 """
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/libs/libmpfr/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/libmpfr/recipe.toml
index 468025f9..879e2e79 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/libmpfr/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/libmpfr/recipe.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "libgmp",
 ]
 script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
+DYNAMIC_STATIC_INIT
 cookbook_configure
 """
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/libs/mpc/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/mpc/recipe.toml
index 075a66e0..70818e50 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/mpc/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/mpc/recipe.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "libmpfr",
 ]
 script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
+DYNAMIC_STATIC_INIT
 cookbook_configure
 """
\ No newline at end of file