diff --git a/legacy/systems/LLNL-Dane-DELL-sapphirerapids-OmniPath/auxiliary_software_files/packages.yaml b/legacy/systems/LLNL-Dane-DELL-sapphirerapids-OmniPath/auxiliary_software_files/packages.yaml
index 5898f0893..a3e168b27 100644
--- a/legacy/systems/LLNL-Dane-DELL-sapphirerapids-OmniPath/auxiliary_software_files/packages.yaml
+++ b/legacy/systems/LLNL-Dane-DELL-sapphirerapids-OmniPath/auxiliary_software_files/packages.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ packages:
     externals:
     - spec: fftw@3.3.10
       prefix: /usr/tce/packages/fftw/fftw-3.3.10
+  zlib-api:                                                                     
+    require: zlib
   mpi:
     buildable: false
     externals:
diff --git a/repo/laghos/package.py b/repo/laghos/package.py
index 2c0c7d3b5..b472bc119 100644
--- a/repo/laghos/package.py
+++ b/repo/laghos/package.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Laghos(MakefilePackage):
     depends_on("caliper", when="+caliper")
     depends_on("adiak", when="+caliper")
 
+    depends_on("hypre~fortran", when="@develop")
     depends_on("zlib@1.3.1+optimize+pic+shared", when="@develop")
     depends_on("mfem@develop^zlib@1.3.1+optimize+pic+shared", when="@develop")
     depends_on("mfem@4.2.0:", when="@3.1")
diff --git a/systems/genericx86/externals/base/00-packages.yaml b/systems/genericx86/externals/base/00-packages.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c580f63c..000000000
--- a/systems/genericx86/externals/base/00-packages.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2023 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
-# Benchpark Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-packages:
-  zlib-api:                                                                     
-    require: zlib
diff --git a/systems/sierra/externals/base/00-packages.yaml b/systems/sierra/externals/base/00-packages.yaml
index 278fa8a4b..fe22877ef 100644
--- a/systems/sierra/externals/base/00-packages.yaml
+++ b/systems/sierra/externals/base/00-packages.yaml
@@ -49,5 +49,3 @@ packages:
       buildable: false
   mpi:
     buildable: false
-  zlib-api:                                                                     
-      require: zlib
diff --git a/systems/tioga/compilers/rocm/00-rocm-551-compilers.yaml b/systems/tioga/compilers/rocm/00-rocm-551-compilers.yaml
index 0952924cb..9185da69e 100644
--- a/systems/tioga/compilers/rocm/00-rocm-551-compilers.yaml
+++ b/systems/tioga/compilers/rocm/00-rocm-551-compilers.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ compilers:
       cflags: -g -O2
       cxxflags: -g -O2 -std=c++17
       fflags: -g -O2 -hnopattern
+      ldflags: -ldl
     operating_system: rhel8
     target: x86_64
     modules: []
diff --git a/systems/tioga/externals/base/00-packages.yaml b/systems/tioga/externals/base/00-packages.yaml
index fa5bef4c1..868a3d3d1 100644
--- a/systems/tioga/externals/base/00-packages.yaml
+++ b/systems/tioga/externals/base/00-packages.yaml
@@ -183,5 +183,3 @@ packages:
     buildable: false
   rocsolver:
     buildable: false
-  zlib-api:
-    require: zlib