diff --git a/cook.sh b/cook.sh
index 6cd0bf228..bad288a48 100755
--- a/cook.sh
+++ b/cook.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export CARGO=(env RUSTFLAGS="$PREFIX_RUSTFLAGS" xargo)
 export CARGOBUILD=rustc
 export CARGOFLAGS=
 export DEBUG=
+export EXAMPLES=
 export PREPARE_COPY=1
 
 if [ ! "$(uname -s)" = "Redox" ]
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ function op {
             op $1 unstage
             mkdir -p stage
             stage="$(realpath stage)"
+            source="$(realpath source)"
             pushd build > /dev/null
             skip=0
             if [ "$(type -t recipe_stage)" = "function" ]
@@ -372,15 +374,15 @@ function op {
                 fi
 
                 bins="$(find target/$TARGET/$build/ -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -name '*.*')"
-                if [ -z "$bins" ]
+                if [ -z "$bins" ] || [ "$EXAMPLES" == 1 ]
                 then
                     example=true
-                    bins="$(find target/$TARGET/$build/examples/ -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -name '*.*' ! -name '*-*' \
+                    bins="$bins $(find target/$TARGET/$build/examples/ -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -name '*.*' ! -name '*-*' \
                             2> /dev/null || true)"
                 fi
                 if [ -n "$bins" ]
                 then
-                    if [ -n "$example" ]
+                    if [ -n "$example" ] && [ "$EXAMPLES" != 1 ]
                     then
                         echo "$(tput bold)Note$(tput sgr0): No binaries detected, using example binaries"
                     fi
@@ -398,7 +400,7 @@ function op {
                     echo "$(tput bold)Warning$(tput sgr0): Recipe does not have any binaries" >&2
                 fi
 
-                docgen ../source ../stage/ref
+                docgen "$source" "$stage/ref"
             fi
             popd > /dev/null
             ;;
diff --git a/recipes/netsurf/recipe.sh b/recipes/netsurf/recipe.sh
index 0bfc582b2..898ac433e 100644
--- a/recipes/netsurf/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/netsurf/recipe.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function recipe_build {
     sysroot="$(realpath ../sysroot)"
     export TARGET="framebuffer"
     export CFLAGS="-I$sysroot/include -I${PWD}/inst-${TARGET}/include"
-    export LDFLAGS="-L$sysroot/lib -L${PWD}/inst-${TARGET}/lib -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -Wl,-Bstatic"
+    export LDFLAGS="-L$sysroot/lib -L${PWD}/inst-${TARGET}/lib -static -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -Wl,-Bstatic"
     # nghttp2 is not linked for some reason
     export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -lcurl -lnghttp2"
     make V=1 -j"$(nproc)"
diff --git a/recipes/nghttp2/recipe.sh b/recipes/nghttp2/recipe.sh
index f077220c8..7b1325c4f 100644
--- a/recipes/nghttp2/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/nghttp2/recipe.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ function recipe_update {
 }
 
 function recipe_build {
+    export CFLAGS="-static"
+
     ./configure \
         --build="${BUILD}" \
         --host="${HOST}" \
diff --git a/recipes/xz/recipe.sh b/recipes/xz/recipe.sh
index d5ca281d1..8e483f20b 100644
--- a/recipes/xz/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/xz/recipe.sh
@@ -12,14 +12,23 @@ function recipe_update {
 }
 
 function recipe_build {
-    # Workaround of
-    # xzdec: hidden symbol `main' in xzdec-xzdec.o is referenced by DSO
-    export CFLAGS="-fvisibility=default"
+    export CFLAGS="-static"
 
     ./autogen.sh
     chmod +w build-aux/config.sub
     wget -O build-aux/config.sub http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.sub
-    ./configure --build=${BUILD} --host=${HOST} --prefix=/ --enable-threads=no
+    ./configure \
+        --build=${BUILD} \
+        --host=${HOST} \
+        --prefix=/ \
+        --disable-lzmadec \
+        --disable-lzmainfo \
+        --disable-xz \
+        --disable-xzdec \
+        --enable-shared=no \
+        --enable-static=yes \
+        --enable-threads=no \
+        --with-pic=no
     make -j"$(nproc)"
     skip=1
 }