diff --git a/pkgs/abduco b/pkgs/abduco
index d851c53..78d2e62 100644
--- a/pkgs/abduco
+++ b/pkgs/abduco
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ build: crossmusl
 	sed -i "s@INCS = -I. -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include@INCS = -I. -I$libcroot/include@" config.mk
 	sed -i "s@LDFLAGS += -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib ${LIBS}@LDFLAGS += $LDFLAGS ${LIBS} @" config.mk
 	sed -i "s@CC = cc@CC = $CC@" config.mk
-	make || return 1
+	make
 	make DESTDIR="$root" install
diff --git a/pkgs/dvtm b/pkgs/dvtm
index 114f3cb..ad4a2cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/dvtm
+++ b/pkgs/dvtm
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ build: ncurses
 	sed -i "s@INCS = -I. -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include@INCS = -I. -I$libcroot/include -I$libcroot/include/ncursesw@" config.mk
 	sed -i "s@LDFLAGS += -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib ${LIBS}@LDFLAGS += $LDFLAGS @" config.mk
 	sed -i "s@CC = cc@CC = $CC@" config.mk
-	make || return 1
+	make
 	make DESTDIR="$root" install
diff --git a/pkgs/dwm b/pkgs/dwm
index 94188de..b46480d 100644
--- a/pkgs/dwm
+++ b/pkgs/dwm
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ build: tinyxlib
 	sed -i "s@X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib@X11LIB = $libcroot/lib @" config.mk
 	sed -i "s@LDFLAGS  = -s ${LIBS}@LDFLAGS = $LDFLAGS ${LIBS} @" config.mk
 	sed -i "s@CC = cc@CC = $CC@" config.mk
-	make || return 1
-	make DESTDIR=${root} install || return 1
+	make
+	make DESTDIR=${root} install
diff --git a/pkgs/jupp b/pkgs/jupp
index 89e1707..1c54862 100644
--- a/pkgs/jupp
+++ b/pkgs/jupp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ url="$mirror/joe-$v.tgz"
 
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/jupp
-	CC=$CC sh configure --prefix="/" || return 1
-	make || return 1
+	CC=$CC sh configure --prefix="/"
+	make
 	cp joe termidx "$root/bin"
 	mkdir -p "$root/share/man/man1"
 	cp joe.1 "$root/share/man/man1"
diff --git a/pkgs/kernel b/pkgs/kernel
index 4d961b8..43deeb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/kernel
+++ b/pkgs/kernel
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build: crossmusl kernel_headers
 	cp $top/stuff/kernel-config .config
 	#make menuconfig
 	make oldconfig
-	make bzImage -j$nprocs || return 1
+	make bzImage -j$nprocs
 	cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage "$root/boot"
 	cp .config "$root/boot/bzImage.config"
 	cp System.map "$root/boot"
diff --git a/pkgs/libevent b/pkgs/libevent
index cdf7112..9a76448 100644
--- a/pkgs/libevent
+++ b/pkgs/libevent
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ url="$mirror/libevent-$v-stable.tar.gz"
 
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/libevent-$v-stable
-	CC="$CC -static" ./configure --prefix="$libcroot" --disable-shared --enable-static || return 1
-	make -j$nprocs || return 1
-	make install || return 1
+	CC="$CC -static" ./configure --prefix="$libcroot" --disable-shared --enable-static
+	make -j$nprocs
+	make install
diff --git a/pkgs/make b/pkgs/make
index 76a5a73..5abb7d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/make
+++ b/pkgs/make
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ url="$mirror/make-$v.tar.bz2"
 
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/make-$v
-	CC="$CC -static" ./configure --prefix="$root" --disable-nls || return 1
-	make -j$nprocs || return 1
-	make install || return 1
+	CC="$CC -static" ./configure --prefix="$root" --disable-nls
+	make -j$nprocs
+	make install
diff --git a/pkgs/man b/pkgs/man
index 64fa47f..fe4d1da 100644
--- a/pkgs/man
+++ b/pkgs/man
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ url="$mirror/man.tar.gz"
 
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/man
-	$CC -std=gnu99 -o man man.c -static || return 1
+	$CC -std=gnu99 -o man man.c -static
 	cp man "$root/bin"
diff --git a/pkgs/mksh b/pkgs/mksh
index 883e132..fcdbc43 100644
--- a/pkgs/mksh
+++ b/pkgs/mksh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ url="$mirror/mksh-$v.tar.gz"
 
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/mksh
-	CC=$CC sh Build.sh || return 1
+	CC=$CC sh Build.sh
 	mkdir -p "$root/share/man/man1" "$root/share/man/cat1"
 	cp mksh "$root/bin"
 	cp mksh.1 "$root/share/man/man1/mksh.1"
diff --git a/pkgs/mpg123 b/pkgs/mpg123
index 7b31126..2c6514a 100644
--- a/pkgs/mpg123
+++ b/pkgs/mpg123
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ url="$mirror/mpg123-$v.tar.bz2"
 build: tinyalsa
 	cd src/mpg123-$v
 	CC=$CC ./configure --prefix="$root" --with-default-audio=tinyalsa \
-		--enable-static=yes --enable-shared=no || return 1
-	make || return 1
-	make install || return 1
+		--enable-static=yes --enable-shared=no
+	make
+	make install
diff --git a/pkgs/ncurses b/pkgs/ncurses
index f5785c2..4d6ba95 100644
--- a/pkgs/ncurses
+++ b/pkgs/ncurses
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ build: crossmusl
 	CC="$CC -static" ./configure --prefix="${libcroot}" --mandir="$root/share" --without-tests \
 		--with-normal --enable-sigwinch --disable-nls --without-dlsym \
 		--without-cxx-binding --enable-widec \
-		--with-fallbacks="linux vt100 xterm xterm256-color" </dev/ptmx || return 1
-	make -j$nprocs || return 1
-	make install || return 1
+		--with-fallbacks="linux vt100 xterm xterm256-color" </dev/ptmx
+	make -j$nprocs
+	make install
 	cd $root/lib
 	for lib in ncurses form panel menu ; do
 		ln -sf lib${lib}w_g.a lib${lib}_g.a
diff --git a/pkgs/rsync b/pkgs/rsync
index 6b8f167..7219951 100644
--- a/pkgs/rsync
+++ b/pkgs/rsync
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ url="$mirror/rsync-$v.tar.gz"
 
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/rsync-$v
-	CC=$CC ./configure --prefix="$root" || return 1
-	make -j$nprocs || return 1
-	make install || return 1
+	CC=$CC ./configure --prefix="$root"
+	make -j$nprocs
+	make install
diff --git a/pkgs/sbase b/pkgs/sbase
index 2103402..6360ce9 100644
--- a/pkgs/sbase
+++ b/pkgs/sbase
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ git="git://git.2f30.org/sbase"
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/sbase
 	make clean
-	make -j$nprocs CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" || return 1
+	make -j$nprocs CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 	make PREFIX="$root" install
diff --git a/pkgs/sdhcp b/pkgs/sdhcp
index 3306d76..89e3b53 100644
--- a/pkgs/sdhcp
+++ b/pkgs/sdhcp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ url="$mirror/sdhcp.tar.gz"
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/sdhcp
 	make clean
-	make CC=$CC || return 1
-	cp sdhcp "$root/bin" || return 1
+	make CC=$CC
+	cp sdhcp "$root/bin"
 	mkdir -p "$root/share/man/man8"
 	cp sdhcp.8 "$root/share/man/man8/sdhcp.8"
diff --git a/pkgs/sic b/pkgs/sic
index 51e0aa8..2876795 100644
--- a/pkgs/sic
+++ b/pkgs/sic
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ url="$mirror/sic.tar.gz"
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/sic
 	make clean
-	make CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" || return 1
+	make CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 	cp sic "$root/bin"
diff --git a/pkgs/sinit b/pkgs/sinit
index f996306..761306d 100644
--- a/pkgs/sinit
+++ b/pkgs/sinit
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git="git://git.2f30.org/sinit"
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/sinit
 	make clean
-	make -j$nprocs CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" || return 1
+	make -j$nprocs CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 	make PREFIX="$root" install
 	cd "$root"
 	ln -sf /bin/sinit init
diff --git a/pkgs/smdev b/pkgs/smdev
index e097330..31fd0a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/smdev
+++ b/pkgs/smdev
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ git="git://git.2f30.org/smdev"
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/smdev
 	make clean
-	make CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" || return 1
-	make PREFIX="$root" install || return 1
+	make CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+	make PREFIX="$root" install
diff --git a/pkgs/terminus b/pkgs/terminus
index 768c098..5f61a75 100644
--- a/pkgs/terminus
+++ b/pkgs/terminus
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ url="$mirror/terminus-font-$v.tar.gz"
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/terminus-font-$v
 	sh configure --psfdir="$root/share/fonts/console" \
-		--x11dir="$root/share/fonts/misc" || return 1
-	make || return 1
-	make DESTDIR=/ install || return 1
+		--x11dir="$root/share/fonts/misc"
+	make
+	make DESTDIR=/ install
 	cd "$root/share/fonts/misc"
 	gzip -d *.gz
 	mkfontscale
diff --git a/pkgs/tinyalsa b/pkgs/tinyalsa
index 4fb69de..b387111 100644
--- a/pkgs/tinyalsa
+++ b/pkgs/tinyalsa
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ url="$mirror/tinyalsa.tar.gz"
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/tinyalsa
 	make clean 2>/dev/null
-	make CC=$CC || return 1
+	make CC=$CC
 	cp tinycap tinymix tinypcminfo tinyplay "$root/bin"
 	cp libtinyalsa.a "$root/lib"
 	cp -r include/tinyalsa "$root/include"
diff --git a/pkgs/tinywm b/pkgs/tinywm
index cb4e7e2..10de15a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tinywm
+++ b/pkgs/tinywm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build: tinyxlib
 	cd stuff
-	$CC -I"$libcroot/include" -L"$libcroot/lib" tinywm.c -o tinywm -lX11 -static || return 1
+	$CC -I"$libcroot/include" -L"$libcroot/lib" tinywm.c -o tinywm -lX11 -static
 	cp tinywm "$root/bin"
diff --git a/pkgs/tinyxlib b/pkgs/tinyxlib
index 7102653..21aa8cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tinyxlib
+++ b/pkgs/tinyxlib
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ build: crossmusl
 	cd src/tinyxlib
 	make clean
 	make CC=$CC BINDIR="/bin" LIBDIR="/lib" STATIC=1 \
-		FONT_ENCODINGS_DIRECTORY="/share/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir" || return 1
-	make DESTDIR="$libcroot" BINDIR="/bin" LIBDIR="/lib" STATIC=1 install || return 1
+		FONT_ENCODINGS_DIRECTORY="/share/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir"
+	make DESTDIR="$libcroot" BINDIR="/bin" LIBDIR="/lib" STATIC=1 install
diff --git a/pkgs/tinyxserver b/pkgs/tinyxserver
index 1459fa8..52476dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tinyxserver
+++ b/pkgs/tinyxserver
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ build: tinyxlib zlib
 	cd src/tinyxserver
 	make clean
 	make CC=$CC EXTRA_CFLAGS="-D_XSERVER64=1 $CFLAGS" \
-		FONTDIR="/usr/share/fonts" || return 1
-	make DESTDIR="$root" BINDIR="/bin" install || return 1
+		FONTDIR="/usr/share/fonts"
+	make DESTDIR="$root" BINDIR="/bin" install
 	cd "$root/usr/share/fonts/misc"
 	mkfontscale
 	mkfontdir
diff --git a/pkgs/tmux b/pkgs/tmux
index 57fd6cb..a4fa769 100644
--- a/pkgs/tmux
+++ b/pkgs/tmux
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ url="$mirror/tmux-$v.tar.gz"
 build: ncurses libevent
 	cd src/tmux-$v
 	CC=$CC ./configure --prefix="$root" \
-		CFLAGS="-I$libcroot/include/ncursesw $CFLAGS" || return 1
-	make -j$nprocs || return 1
-	make install || return 1
+		CFLAGS="-I$libcroot/include/ncursesw $CFLAGS"
+	make -j$nprocs
+	make install
diff --git a/pkgs/ubase b/pkgs/ubase
index f4c5a35..83a44e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/ubase
+++ b/pkgs/ubase
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ git="git://git.2f30.org/ubase"
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/ubase
 	make clean
-	make -j$nprocs CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" || return 1
-	make PREFIX="$root" install || return 1
+	make -j$nprocs CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+	make PREFIX="$root" install
 	chmod 4755 "$root/bin/su"
diff --git a/pkgs/uuterm b/pkgs/uuterm
index f4ffd7d..88b078a 100644
--- a/pkgs/uuterm
+++ b/pkgs/uuterm
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ url="$mirror/uuterm.tar.gz"
 build: tinyxlib
 	cd src/uuterm
 	make clean
-	make CC=$CC LDFLAGS_X11="$LDFLAGS" uuterm-x11 || return 1
+	make CC=$CC LDFLAGS_X11="$LDFLAGS" uuterm-x11
 	cp uuterm-x11 "$root/bin"
diff --git a/pkgs/vim b/pkgs/vim
index 68603d3..ef185ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/vim
+++ b/pkgs/vim
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ build: ncurses
 	make clean
 	CC=$CC ./configure --prefix=/ \
 		--enable-multibyte --disable-gui --with-x=no \
-		--disable-nls --disable-netbeans || return 1
-	make -j$nprocs || return 1
-	make DESTDIR="$root" install || return 1
+		--disable-nls --disable-netbeans
+	make -j$nprocs
+	make DESTDIR="$root" install
diff --git a/pkgs/xsetroot b/pkgs/xsetroot
index 71c884f..65ad79b 100644
--- a/pkgs/xsetroot
+++ b/pkgs/xsetroot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build: tinyxlib
 	cd stuff
-	$CC -I"$libcroot/include" -L"$libcroot/lib" xsetroot.c -o xsetroot -lX11 -static || return 1
+	$CC -I"$libcroot/include" -L"$libcroot/lib" xsetroot.c -o xsetroot -lX11 -static
 	cp xsetroot "$root/bin"
diff --git a/pkgs/zlib b/pkgs/zlib
index 68e3dd8..f84d11c 100644
--- a/pkgs/zlib
+++ b/pkgs/zlib
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ url="$mirror/zlib-$v.tar.gz"
 
 build: crossmusl
 	cd src/zlib-$v
-	CC=$CC ./configure --prefix="$libcroot" --static || return 1
-	make -j$nprocs || return 1
-	make install || return 1
+	CC=$CC ./configure --prefix="$libcroot" --static
+	make -j$nprocs
+	make install