diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0b02237d..eba7c1ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ jobs:
             DISTCHECK: true
 
           # Maximal debug 64-bit arch builds
+          # Check we can also do a static build without
+          # installing .a files
           - CC: gcc
             feature_set: max
             arch: amd64
             os: ubuntu-latest
             name_extra: and DEBUG
-            CONF_FLAGS_EXTRA: "--enable-devel-all"
+            CONF_FLAGS_EXTRA: "--enable-devel-all --disable-static"
 
           # Maximal 32-bit arch builds
           - CC: gcc
diff --git a/libpainter b/libpainter
index b44f2fac..9a1fffa5 160000
--- a/libpainter
+++ b/libpainter
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b44f2fac46dc818c441dd540cafb1fdf332ab456
+Subproject commit 9a1fffa55e1dbb1fa6e68677afe366a4d55822eb
diff --git a/librfxcodec b/librfxcodec
index 79619b69..c77afab7 160000
--- a/librfxcodec
+++ b/librfxcodec
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 79619b699107a06fad5b3c50a619cb86ab48109e
+Subproject commit c77afab7ce06f362b3e5184da78a4fb2396c498e