diff --git a/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
index dd4775c60..1c3a1edab 100644
--- a/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-[source]
-git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/base.git"
+#[source]
+#git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/base.git"
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-# FIXME(bjorn3) fill in
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
+for package in ipcd ptyd; do
+    "${COOKBOOK_CARGO}" build \
+        --manifest-path "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/${package}/Cargo.toml" \
+        ${build_flags}
+    cp -v \
+        "target/${TARGET}/${build_type}/${package}" \
+        "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/${package}"
+done
 """
diff --git a/recipes/core/ipcd/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/ipcd/recipe.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 308574d29..000000000
--- a/recipes/core/ipcd/recipe.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[source]
-git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/ipcd.git"
-
-[build]
-template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/core/ptyd/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/ptyd/recipe.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6984bbd95..000000000
--- a/recipes/core/ptyd/recipe.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[source]
-git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/ptyd.git"
-
-[build]
-template = "cargo"