diff --git a/ci/install_yq.sh b/ci/install_yq.sh
index 56ad7d6691..cc3e988b77 100755
--- a/ci/install_yq.sh
+++ b/ci/install_yq.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ function install_yq() {
 	"aarch64")
 		goarch=arm64
 		;;
+	"arm64")
+		# If we're on an apple silicon machine, just assign amd64. 
+		# The version of yq we use doesn't have a darwin arm build, 
+		# but Rosetta can come to the rescue here.
+		if [ $goos == "Darwin" ]; then 
+			goarch=amd64
+		else 
+			goarch=arm64
+		fi
+		;;
 	"ppc64le")
 		goarch=ppc64le
 		;;
@@ -64,7 +74,7 @@ function install_yq() {
 	fi
 
 	## NOTE: ${var,,} => gives lowercase value of var
-	local yq_url="https://${yq_pkg}/releases/download/${yq_version}/yq_${goos,,}_${goarch}"
+	local yq_url="https://${yq_pkg}/releases/download/${yq_version}/yq_${goos}_${goarch}"
 	curl -o "${yq_path}" -LSsf "${yq_url}"
 	[ $? -ne 0 ] && die "Download ${yq_url} failed"
 	chmod +x "${yq_path}"
diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index 852b4d5795..6eaf8b335d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -776,15 +776,15 @@ endif
 	@printf "\tbinary installation path (BINDIR) : %s\n" $(abspath $(BINDIR))
 	@printf "\tbinaries to install :\n"
 	@printf \
-          "$(foreach b,$(sort $(BINLIST)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(shell readlink -m $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(b))\\\n"))"
+          "$(foreach b,$(sort $(BINLIST)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(abspath $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(b))\\\n"))"
 	@printf \
-          "$(foreach b,$(sort $(SHIMV2)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(shell readlink -m $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(b))\\\n"))"
+          "$(foreach b,$(sort $(SHIMV2)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(abspath $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(b))\\\n"))"
 	@printf \
-          "$(foreach b,$(sort $(MONITOR)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(shell readlink -m $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(b))\\\n"))"
+          "$(foreach b,$(sort $(MONITOR)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(abspath $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(b))\\\n"))"
 	@printf \
-          "$(foreach b,$(sort $(BINLIBEXECLIST)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(shell readlink -m $(DESTDIR)/$(PKGLIBEXECDIR)/$(b))\\\n"))"
+          "$(foreach b,$(sort $(BINLIBEXECLIST)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(abspath $(DESTDIR)/$(PKGLIBEXECDIR)/$(b))\\\n"))"
 	@printf \
-          "$(foreach s,$(sort $(SCRIPTS)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(shell readlink -m $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(s))\\\n"))"
+          "$(foreach s,$(sort $(SCRIPTS)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(abspath $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(s))\\\n"))"
 	@printf "\tconfigs to install (CONFIGS) :\n"
 	@printf \
 	  "$(foreach c,$(sort $(CONFIGS)),$(shell printf "\\t - $(c)\\\n"))"