diff --git a/configs/components/augeas.rb b/configs/components/augeas.rb
index a5a59645..531a0d9e 100644
--- a/configs/components/augeas.rb
+++ b/configs/components/augeas.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 
   # Ensure we're building against our own libraries when present
   pkg.environment 'PKG_CONFIG_PATH', "#{settings[:libdir]}/pkgconfig"
+  pkg.environment 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', ""
+#  pkg.environment 'LD_RUN_PATH', "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib"
+  pkg.environment 'LD_RUN_PATH', ""
 
   if platform.is_aix?
     pkg.environment 'CC', '/opt/freeware/bin/gcc'
diff --git a/configs/components/ruby-augeas.rb b/configs/components/ruby-augeas.rb
index 718e40e9..0949bfc8 100644
--- a/configs/components/ruby-augeas.rb
+++ b/configs/components/ruby-augeas.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   pkg.environment 'PATH', '$(PATH):/usr/local/bin:/opt/csw/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/sfw/bin'
   pkg.environment 'CONFIGURE_ARGS', '--vendor'
   pkg.environment 'PKG_CONFIG_PATH', "#{File.join(settings[:libdir], 'pkgconfig')}:/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
+  pkg.environment 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', ""
+#  pkg.environment 'LD_RUN_PATH', "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib"
+  pkg.environment 'LD_RUN_PATH', ""
 
   if platform.is_aix?
     pkg.environment 'CC', '/opt/freeware/bin/gcc'
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@
     # so bypass the shim and use pkgconf directly.
     extconf += ' --with-pkg-config=/usr/bin/pkgconf' if platform.name =~ /(el|redhatfips)-(9|10)/
     build_commands << extconf
-    build_commands << "#{platform[:make]} -e -j$(shell expr $(shell #{platform[:num_cores]}) + 1)"
+    build_commands << "#{platform[:make]} -e -j#{platform[:num_cores].to_i + 1}"
 
     build_commands
   end