diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c2ce1ef1..78fe82535 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ distribution buildworld: .PHONY .MAKE
 .if defined(__MINIX)
 	${MAKEDIRTARGET} releasetools do-hdboot
 .endif # defined(__MINIX)
-.if defined(DESTDIR) && ${DESTDIR} != "" && ${DESTDIR} != "/"
+.if defined(DESTDIR) && ${DESTDIR} != "" && ${DESTDIR} != "/"  && ${CHECKFLIST:Uyes} == "yes"
 	${MAKEDIRTARGET} . postinstall-fix-obsolete
 	${MAKEDIRTARGET} distrib/sets checkflist
 .endif
diff --git a/drivers/ramdisk/proto.common.dynamic b/drivers/ramdisk/proto.common.dynamic
index 302c6d02f..03b137e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/ramdisk/proto.common.dynamic
+++ b/drivers/ramdisk/proto.common.dynamic
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 	libexec d--755 0 0
-		ld.elf_so ---755 0 0 /libexec/ld.elf_so
+		ld.elf_so ---755 0 0 /usr/libexec/ld.elf_so
 	$
 	usr d--755 0 0
 		lib d--755 0 0
-			libc.so.0 ---755 0 0 /lib/libc.so.0
-			libminlib.so.0 ---755 0 0 /lib/libminlib.so.0
-			libcompat_minix.so.0 ---755 0 0 /lib/libcompat_minix.so.0
-			libterminfo.so.0 ---755 0 0 /lib/libterminfo.so.0
+			libc.so.0 ---755 0 0 /usr/lib/libc.so.0
+			libminlib.so.0 ---755 0 0 /usr/lib/libminlib.so.0
+			libcompat_minix.so.0 ---755 0 0 /usr/lib/libcompat_minix.so.0
+			libterminfo.so.0 ---755 0 0 /usr/lib/libterminfo.so.0
 		$
 	$
diff --git a/releasetools/Makefile b/releasetools/Makefile
index 70fb58b3a..5d90d2714 100644
--- a/releasetools/Makefile
+++ b/releasetools/Makefile
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ drivers: includes servers
 
 # make bootable and place system images
 bootable:
-	exec su root mkboot bootable
+	exec su root mkboot bootable ${DESTDIR}
 
 hdboot: services .WAIT do-hdboot
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ do-hdboot:
 	@if [ "${MKINSTALLBOOT:Uno}" != "no" ] ; then		\
 	${STRIP} -s ${DESTDIR}/boot/minix/.temp/* ;		\
 	gzip ${DESTDIR}/boot/minix/.temp/mod* ;			\
-	${HOST_SH} mkboot hdboot;					\
+	${HOST_SH} mkboot hdboot ${DESTDIR};			\
 	${HOST_SH} ../commands/update_bootcfg/update_bootcfg.sh;\
 	else							\
 	${INSTALL_DIR} ${DESTDIR}/multiboot;			\
diff --git a/releasetools/chrootmake.sh b/releasetools/chrootmake.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 444d33f5d..000000000
--- a/releasetools/chrootmake.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-export SHELL=/bin/sh
-cd /usr/src 
-
-if [ $# -gt 0 ]
-then	make $@
-	exit $?
-fi
-make world
-cp /usr/mdec/boot_monitor /
-cp /boot/minix_latest/* /boot/minix_default/
-
-if [ $MAKEMAP -ne 0 ]; then
-	find . -type f -perm 755 | xargs nm -n 2> /dev/null > symbols.txt
-fi
-make clean cleandepend
diff --git a/releasetools/mkboot b/releasetools/mkboot
index 4ae3299f0..ec72b3787 100755
--- a/releasetools/mkboot
+++ b/releasetools/mkboot
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #							Author: Kees J. Bot
 
 usage() {
-	echo "Usage: $0 [bootable | hdboot]" >&2
+	echo "Usage: $0 [bootable | hdboot] [DESTDIR]" >&2
 	exit 1
 }
 
@@ -28,11 +28,16 @@ rotate_oldest() {
 trap 'e=$?; rm -f /tmp/mkb.$$; exit $e' 0 2
 
 mdec=/usr/mdec	# bootstraps
-
+# If no DESTDIR specified, then act on / or on the current chroot
+DESTDIR=
 # Check arguments.
 case "$#:$1" in
 1:bootable | 1:hdboot )
-	action=$1 dev=$2 size=$3
+	# LSC Broken, if $# == 1, then $2,$3 are not set...
+	action=$1 
+	;;
+2:bootable | 2:hdboot )
+	action=$1 DESTDIR=$2
 	;;
 *)	usage
 esac
@@ -100,15 +105,15 @@ hdboot)
 
 	target="${version}${rrevision}${gitrev}"
 
-	rotate_oldest "$rootdir/boot/minix"
+	rotate_oldest "$DESTDIR/boot/minix"
 
 	# rotate system processes. We assume latest ones are in
 	# /boot/modules/.temp and we maintain /boot/modules/ by ourselves.
-	[ -d /boot/minix/.temp ] || exit 1
-	rm -rf /boot/minix/"$target"/
-	mv /boot/minix/.temp /boot/minix/"$target"
-	rm -f /boot/minix_latest
-	ln -s minix/"$target" /boot/minix_latest 
+	[ -d $DESTDIR/boot/minix/.temp ] || exit 1
+	rm -rf $DESTDIR/boot/minix/"$target"/
+	mv $DESTDIR/boot/minix/.temp $DESTDIR/boot/minix/"$target"
+	rm -f $DESTDIR/boot/minix_latest
+	ln -s minix/"$target" $DESTDIR/boot/minix_latest 
 
 	# Save the revision number.
 	test "$revision" != "$oldrev" && echo $revision >revision
diff --git a/releasetools/release.sh b/releasetools/release.sh
index cbe1fcbb2..526b940ba 100755
--- a/releasetools/release.sh
+++ b/releasetools/release.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ set -- $* $RELOPTS
 # SVN trunk repo
 TRUNK=https://gforge.cs.vu.nl/svn/minix/trunk
 
-RELEASEDIR=/usr/r-staging
+export RELEASEDIR=/usr/r-staging
 RELEASEMNTDIR=/usr/r
 RELEASEPACKAGE=${RELEASEDIR}/usr/install/packages
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ then
 	fi
 else
 	echo "Copying contents from current src dir."
-	( cd .. && make depend && make clean )
+	( cd .. && make cleandir )
 	srcdir=/usr/$SRC
 	( cd $srcdir && tar --exclude .svn -cf - .  ) | ( cd $RELEASEDIR/usr && mkdir $SRC && cd $SRC && tar xf - )
 	REVTAG=copy
@@ -261,12 +261,10 @@ chmod 755 $RELEASEDIR/usr/share/mk
 cp $RELEASEDIR/usr/src/share/mk/* $RELEASEDIR/usr/share/mk/
 chown -R root $RELEASEDIR/usr/share/mk
 rm -f $RELEASEDIR/usr/$SRC/releasetools/revision
-cp chrootmake.sh $RELEASEDIR/usr/$SRC/releasetools/chrootmake.sh
 mkdir -p $RELEASEDIR/etc
 cp $RELEASEDIR/usr/src/etc/group $RELEASEDIR/etc
 
 echo " * Make hierarchy"
-sh -c "$LD_LIB chroot $RELEASEDIR sh -c \"$BUILDENV sh -x /usr/$SRC/releasetools/chrootmake.sh etcfiles\"" || exit 1
 
 for p in $PREINSTALLED_PACKAGES
 do	echo " * Pre-installing: $p from $PKG_ADD_URL"
@@ -279,8 +277,21 @@ fi
 
 echo " * Resetting timestamps"
 find $RELEASEDIR | xargs touch
-echo " * Chroot build"
-sh -c "$LD_LIB MAKEMAP=$MAKEMAP chroot $RELEASEDIR sh -c \"$BUILDENV sh -x /usr/$SRC/releasetools/chrootmake.sh\"" || exit 1
+echo " * Build"
+
+cd $RELEASEDIR/usr/src
+make distribution DESTDIR=$RELEASEDIR CHECKFLIST=no
+make -C releasetools do-hdboot DESTDIR=$RELEASEDIR MKINSTALLBOOT=yes
+cp $RELEASEDIR/usr/mdec/boot_monitor $RELEASEDIR
+cp $RELEASEDIR/boot/minix_latest/* $RELEASEDIR/boot/minix_default/
+
+if [ $MAKEMAP -ne 0 ]; then
+        find . -type f -perm 755 | xargs nm -n 2> /dev/null > symbols.txt
+fi
+make cleandir
+
+cd -
+
 echo " * Chroot build done"
 echo " * Removing bootstrap files"
 rm -rf $RELEASEDIR/$XBIN
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk b/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
index e0be36948..523de92b3 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ _BSD_SYS_MK_=1
 
 .if ${HOST_OSTYPE:C/\-.*//:U} == "Minix"
 HOST_CPP?=	/usr/lib/cpp
+HOST_LDFLAGS?=	-static
 .endif
 
 .if ${MKREPRO:Uno} == "yes"