diff --git a/local/recipes/libs/icu/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/libs/icu/recipe.toml
index 3431ca1224..d028ba4cf4 100644
--- a/local/recipes/libs/icu/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/libs/icu/recipe.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ ln -sf mh-linux "${ICU_SRC}/config/mh-unknown"
     --disable-samples \
     --disable-extras \
     --disable-docs \
+    --disable-tools \
     --enable-static \
     --disable-shared \
     --with-data-packaging=static \
diff --git a/recipes/dev/python312/recipe.toml b/recipes/dev/python312/recipe.toml
index 986e413486..1d68bbe4e7 100644
--- a/recipes/dev/python312/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/dev/python312/recipe.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if [ "$TARGET" != "$COOKBOOK_HOST_TARGET" ]; then
         ac_cv_exeext=""
     )
 else
-    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(--prefix=/usr)
+    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(--prefix=/usr --disable-test-modules)
 fi
 
 if [ "${COOKBOOK_DYNAMIC}" != "1" ]; then