diff --git a/local/recipes/dev/bison/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/dev/bison/recipe.toml
index c77adafd97..80cde0bdd3 100644
--- a/local/recipes/dev/bison/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/dev/bison/recipe.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ export ac_cv_func___fseterr=yes
 export ac_cv_type_sigset_t=yes
 export ac_cv_type_posix_spawnattr_t=yes
 export ac_cv_type_posix_spawn_file_actions_t=yes
+export ac_cv_header_spawn_h=yes
+export ac_cv_func_posix_spawn=yes
+export ac_cv_func_posix_spawnp=yes
+export gl_cv_header_spawn_h_self_contained=yes
+export gl_cv_header_spawn_h_POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS=yes
+export gl_cv_header_spawn_h_POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP=yes
+export gl_cv_header_spawn_h_POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF=yes
+export gl_cv_header_spawn_h_POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK=yes
+export gl_cv_header_spawn_h_POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER=yes
+export gl_cv_header_spawn_h_POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM=yes
+export gl_cv_header_spawn_h_POSIX_SPAWN_USEVFORK=yes
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
     --disable-nls
 )
diff --git a/mk/fstools.mk b/mk/fstools.mk
index c4adbcd022..13b2037b9d 100644
--- a/mk/fstools.mk
+++ b/mk/fstools.mk
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ else
 	$(MAKE) fstools_fetch PODMAN_BUILD=$(GOING_TO_PODMAN_AGAIN)
 
 	# Compile installer and redoxfs for host (may be outside of podman container)
+	# Use canonical local fork paths so cargo resolves path dependencies correctly.
+	# When source is accessed via recipes/ symlinks, cargo resolves "../dep" paths
+	# from the symlink location, not the canonical location, breaking path deps.
 	cd $@.partial && \
 		export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=../$@-target && \
-		$(HOST_CARGO) install --root . --path recipes/core/installer/source --locked $(INSTALLER_FEATURES) && \
-		$(HOST_CARGO) install --root . --path recipes/core/redoxfs/source --locked $(REDOXFS_FEATURES)
+		$(HOST_CARGO) install --root . --path local/sources/installer --locked $(INSTALLER_FEATURES) && \
+		$(HOST_CARGO) install --root . --path local/sources/redoxfs --locked $(REDOXFS_FEATURES)
 
 	mv $@.partial $@
 	touch $@