diff --git a/src/blobs/build.ts b/src/blobs/build.ts
index 478c927..4176a57 100644
--- a/src/blobs/build.ts
+++ b/src/blobs/build.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ export async function generateBuild(
   }
 
   let buildPackages = Array.from(namedModules.keys())
-  buildPackages.push('device_symlinks')
+  if (symlinks.length > 0) {
+    buildPackages.push('device_symlinks')
+  }
 
   return {
     rootBlueprint: {
diff --git a/src/build/make.ts b/src/build/make.ts
index 10f7c47..abf8e36 100644
--- a/src/build/make.ts
+++ b/src/build/make.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)`)
 }
 
 function addContBlock(blocks: Array<string>, variable: String, items: Array<string> | undefined) {
-  if (items != undefined) {
+  if (items != undefined && items.length > 0) {
     blocks.push(`${variable} += \\
     ${items.join(CONT_SEPARATOR)}`)
   }
diff --git a/src/frontend/generate.ts b/src/frontend/generate.ts
index 7c58cd5..a0f7578 100644
--- a/src/frontend/generate.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/generate.ts
@@ -322,8 +322,10 @@ export async function generateBuildFiles(
   }
 
   // Dump list
-  let fileList = serializeBlobList(entries)
-  await fs.writeFile(`${dirs.out}/proprietary-files.txt`, fileList + '\n')
+  if (entries.length > 0) {
+    let fileList = serializeBlobList(entries)
+    await fs.writeFile(`${dirs.out}/proprietary-files.txt`, fileList + '\n')
+  }
 
   await writeBuildFiles(build, dirs)
 }