diff --git a/docs/README-BuildKit.md b/docs/README-BuildKit.md
index 5b04fbe3..7e4b8f50 100644
--- a/docs/README-BuildKit.md
+++ b/docs/README-BuildKit.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ RADV). It takes clang, clang++ and lld from `PATH` and links against the system'
 1. Packages, on Arch and its derivatives (other distributions: the same libraries and their `-dev` headers):
 
    ```sh
-   sudo pacman -S --needed clang lld sdl3 opus libvpx dav1d zstd libunwind vulkan-headers vulkan-icd-loader \
+   sudo pacman -S --needed clang lld sdl3 opus libvpx dav1d zstd vulkan-headers vulkan-icd-loader \
        python fonttools python-numpy python-lz4 python-zstandard dotnet-sdk
    ```
 
diff --git a/tools/make_appimage.py b/tools/make_appimage.py
index b8f887f7..03ba1388 100644
--- a/tools/make_appimage.py
+++ b/tools/make_appimage.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ case "$1" in ""|-h|--help) usage; exit 0 ;; esac
 
 missing=()
 for tool in clang clang++ ld.lld; do command -v "$tool" >/dev/null || missing+=("$tool"); done
-for h in SDL3/SDL.h vulkan/vulkan.h opus/opus.h vpx/vpx_decoder.h dav1d/dav1d.h zstd.h libunwind.h; do
+for h in SDL3/SDL.h vulkan/vulkan.h opus/opus.h vpx/vpx_decoder.h dav1d/dav1d.h zstd.h; do
     [ -e "/usr/include/$h" ] || [ -e "/usr/local/include/$h" ] || missing+=("$h")
 done
 if [ ${#missing[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ if [ ${#missing[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
 Missing: ${missing[*]}
 Install the compiler and libraries, then run this again:
   Arch, CachyOS, Manjaro, SteamOS (developer mode):
-    sudo pacman -S --needed clang lld sdl3 opus libvpx dav1d zstd libunwind vulkan-headers vulkan-icd-loader
+    sudo pacman -S --needed clang lld sdl3 opus libvpx dav1d zstd vulkan-headers vulkan-icd-loader
   Fedora:
-    sudo dnf install clang lld SDL3-devel opus-devel libvpx-devel libdav1d-devel libzstd-devel libunwind-devel \\
+    sudo dnf install clang lld SDL3-devel opus-devel libvpx-devel libdav1d-devel libzstd-devel \\
         vulkan-headers vulkan-loader-devel libstdc++-static libatomic
   Debian, Ubuntu:
-    sudo apt install clang lld libsdl3-dev libopus-dev libvpx-dev libdav1d-dev libzstd-dev libunwind-dev libvulkan-dev
+    sudo apt install clang lld libsdl3-dev libopus-dev libvpx-dev libdav1d-dev libzstd-dev libvulkan-dev
 EOF
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/tools/make_game.py b/tools/make_game.py
index 916e85da..2781466d 100644
--- a/tools/make_game.py
+++ b/tools/make_game.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ version (fast_clang: the same objects, about a fifth faster).
     python tools/make_game.py --make-runtime-lib <kit>/lib --msys <ucrt64>   # the release's prebuilt runtime
 
 On Linux the same steps make <out>/ocarina with the clang, clang++ and lld on PATH and the system's libraries
-(Vulkan, SDL3, Opus, libvpx, dav1d, zstd, libunwind; libstdc++ static, rpath $ORIGIN), as tools/build_game.py's Linux
+(Vulkan, SDL3, Opus, libvpx, dav1d, zstd; libstdc++ static, rpath $ORIGIN), as tools/build_game.py's Linux
 build does: the runtime's *_sdl.* and platform/linux.c take the place of its *_win.*, platform/win32.c and
 nx2navi.rc, and --msys is not used. README-BuildKit.md, "Linux", lists the packages.
 
@@ -110,9 +110,8 @@ WIN = os.name == 'nt'
 if WIN:
     LINK_LIBS = ['-lvulkan-1', '-lSDL3', '-lopus', '-lvpx', '-l:libdav1d.a', '-lzstd', '-l:libatomic.a', '-lbcrypt',
                  '-limm32', '-luuid', '-lole32', '-luser32', '-lshell32', '-lgdi32', '-ladvapi32', '-lwinmm']
-else:   # tools/build_game.py's Linux libraries, plus dav1d (the AV1 movies), libatomic and libunwind (platform/linux.c's
-        # plat_frame_capture walks the host stack with it, issue #72)
-    LINK_LIBS = ['-lvulkan', '-lSDL3', '-lopus', '-lvpx', '-ldav1d', '-lzstd', '-l:libstdc++.a', '-latomic', '-lunwind',
+else:   # tools/build_game.py's Linux libraries, plus dav1d (the AV1 movies) and libatomic
+    LINK_LIBS = ['-lvulkan', '-lSDL3', '-lopus', '-lvpx', '-ldav1d', '-lzstd', '-l:libstdc++.a', '-latomic',
                  '-lm', '-lpthread', '-ldl']
 SYSTEM_DLLS_SKIP = {'vulkan-1.dll'}   # the graphics driver's loader, never a copy
 EXE_NAME = 'ocarina.exe' if WIN else 'ocarina'
diff --git a/tools/make_kit.py b/tools/make_kit.py
index 9c875dfa..3df445ca 100644
--- a/tools/make_kit.py
+++ b/tools/make_kit.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 NAME = 'NX2navi-BuildKit'
 TOOLS = ('make_game.py', 'nup.py', 'romfs_index.py', 'check_content.py', 'hostmem.py', 'prepare_shaders.py',
-         'shader_census.py', 'shader_list.py', 'zstd_compat.py', 'pad_prompts.py', 'prompt_art.py', 'button_icons.py')
+         'shader_census.py', 'shader_list.py', 'zstd_compat.py', 'pad_prompts.py', 'prompt_art.py', 'button_icons.py',
+         'build_game.py')   # make_game.py imports its vma_include on Linux for the VMA header
 TOP = ('LICENSE', 'LICENSE-ADDITIONS', 'THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md', 'VERSION', 'nx2navi.ini.example')
 SKIP_DIRS = {'__pycache__', '.pytest_cache'}
 SKIP_SUFFIXES = {'.o', '.obj', '.pyc', '.exe', '.dll', '.a', '.lib'}