diff --git a/features.in/efi/config.mk b/features.in/efi/config.mk
index 5446303e..336905ba 100644
--- a/features.in/efi/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/efi/config.mk
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ else
 
 # ignore on an unsupported target arch but make it hybrid at least
 use/efi use/efi/signed use/efi/debug \
-  use/efi/refind use/efi/shell use/efi/memtest86: use/isohybrid
+  use/efi/refind use/efi/shell use/efi/memtest86: use/isohybrid; @:
 
 endif
diff --git a/features.in/install2/config.mk b/features.in/install2/config.mk
index 2d930b54..ade3572c 100644
--- a/features.in/install2/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/install2/config.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use/install2/stage3: use/install2
 	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,installer-$$(INSTALLER)-stage3)
 
 # just an alias, better use its endpoint directly
-use/install2/fonts: use/fonts/install2
+use/install2/fonts: use/fonts/install2; @:
 
 # see also use/vmguest
 use/install2/vmguest: use/install2/kvm use/install2/vbox use/install2/vmware; @:
diff --git a/features.in/net-eth/config.mk b/features.in/net-eth/config.mk
index 790ac9c5..259896e8 100644
--- a/features.in/net-eth/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/net-eth/config.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # NB: this is aimed at LiveCD/installer images
-+net-eth: use/net-eth use/stage2/net-eth
++net-eth: use/net-eth use/stage2/net-eth; @:
 
 # see also use/stage2/net-eth; do not depend on it though
 # as stage2-less images need preconfigured networking too
diff --git a/features.in/repo/config.mk b/features.in/repo/config.mk
index d8849c8d..64ec831d 100644
--- a/features.in/repo/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/repo/config.mk
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ use/repo:
 	@$(call add_feature)
 	@$(call add,STAGE1_PACKAGES,gnupg)
 
-use/repo/main: sub/main use/repo
+use/repo/main: sub/main use/repo; @: