diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/setup-hook.sh
index 233845c6541..5275529991f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/setup-hook.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ addEnvHooks "$hostOffset" make_glib_find_gsettings_schemas
 
 # Install gschemas, if any, in a package-specific directory
 glibPreInstallPhase() {
-  installFlagsArray+=("gsettingsschemadir=${!outputLib}/share/gsettings-schemas/$name/glib-2.0/schemas/")
+  makeFlagsArray+=("gsettingsschemadir=${!outputLib}/share/gsettings-schemas/$name/glib-2.0/schemas/")
 }
 preInstallPhases+=" glibPreInstallPhase"
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
index 5a6a44285ed..0c88cff7773 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # a distinct dev output makes python-mapnik fail
   outputs = [ "out" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ python scons ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ python ];
 
   buildInputs =
     [ boost cairo freetype gdal harfbuzz icu libjpeg libpng libtiff
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   prefixKey = "PREFIX=";
 
-  sconsFlags = [
+  configureFlags = [
     "BOOST_INCLUDES=${boost.dev}/include"
     "BOOST_LIBS=${boost.out}/lib"
     "CAIRO_INCLUDES=${cairo.dev}/include"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/setup-hook.sh
index bb5591c4620..55159aa5a93 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/setup-hook.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if [ -z "$buildPhase" ]; then
     buildPhase=sconsBuildPhase
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$installPhase" ]; then
+if [ -z "$dontUseSconsInstall" -a -z "$installPhase" ]; then
     installPhase=sconsInstallPhase
 fi
 
diff --git a/pkgs/games/dxx-rebirth/default.nix b/pkgs/games/dxx-rebirth/default.nix
index 3e6bc2dc6f5..86d233b0378 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/dxx-rebirth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/dxx-rebirth/default.nix
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall = ''
     install -Dm644 ${music} $out/share/games/dxx-rebirth/d2xr-sc55-music.dxa
     install -Dm644 -t $out/share/doc/dxx-rebirth *.txt
-
-    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/xboxdrv/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/xboxdrv/default.nix
index 3cc7869eb0a..c942ec59f37 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/xboxdrv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/xboxdrv/default.nix
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0jx2wqmc7602dxyj19n3h8x0cpy929h7c0h39vcc5rf0q74fh3id";
   };
 
-  patchPhase = ''
-    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace /usr/local "$out"
-  '';
-
+  makeFlags = "PREFIX=$(out)";
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ scons libX11 libusb1 boost glib dbus-glib];
+  buildInputs = [ scons libX11 libusb1 boost glib dbus-glib ];
+  dontUseSconsInstall = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://pingus.seul.org/~grumbel/xboxdrv/;