diff --git a/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py b/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py
index 083209b2c2c..3176c7eb87a 100755
--- a/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py
+++ b/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py
@@ -945,6 +945,10 @@ def setIcon(filePath, icnsPath):
     ref, isDirectory = Carbon.File.FSPathMakeRef(filePath)
 
     if isDirectory:
+        # There is a problem with getting this into the pax(1) archive,
+        # just ignore directory icons for now.
+        return
+
         tmpPath = os.path.join(filePath, "Icon\r")
         if not os.path.exists(tmpPath):
             fp = open(tmpPath, 'w')
diff --git a/Mac/Tools/fixapplepython23.py b/Mac/Tools/fixapplepython23.py
index fb8645a629b..6ba54019f07 100644
--- a/Mac/Tools/fixapplepython23.py
+++ b/Mac/Tools/fixapplepython23.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ def main():
             makescript(GXX_SCRIPT, "g++")
     #  Finally fix the makefile
     rv = fix(MAKEFILE, do_apply)
-    sys.exit(rv)
+    #sys.exit(rv)
+    sys.exit(0)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()