diff --git a/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractShaderProgram.cpp b/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractShaderProgram.cpp
index 39e6ad7c6..a246694d5 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractShaderProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractShaderProgram.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ bool AbstractShaderProgram::checkLink() {
 bool AbstractShaderProgram::link(std::initializer_list<Containers::Reference<AbstractShaderProgram>> shaders) {
     for(AbstractShaderProgram& shader: shaders) shader.submitLink();
     bool allSuccess = true;
-    for(AbstractShaderProgram& shader: shaders) allSuccess &= shader.checkLink();
+    for(AbstractShaderProgram& shader: shaders) allSuccess = allSuccess && shader.checkLink();
     return allSuccess;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/GL/Shader.cpp b/src/Magnum/GL/Shader.cpp
index ec2510356..b4bcf94ee 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/GL/Shader.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/GL/Shader.cpp
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ bool Shader::compile(std::initializer_list<Containers::Reference<Shader>> shader
     /* Invoke (possibly parallel) compilation on all shaders */
     for(Shader& shader: shaders) shader.submitCompile();
     bool allSuccess = true;
-    for(Shader& shader: shaders) allSuccess &= shader.checkCompile();
+    for(Shader& shader: shaders) allSuccess = allSuccess && shader.checkCompile();
     return allSuccess;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Shaders/FlatGL.cpp b/src/Magnum/Shaders/FlatGL.cpp
index 650c583c7..91a052fd1 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Shaders/FlatGL.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Shaders/FlatGL.cpp
@@ -192,12 +192,14 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> typename FlatGL<dimensions>::CompileState FlatG
     vert.submitCompile();
     frag.submitCompile();
 
-    CompileState cs{std::move(frag), std::move(vert), version, flags
-    #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    , materialCount, drawCount
+    FlatGL<dimensions> out{NoInit};
+    out._flags = flags;
+    #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
+    out._materialCount = materialCount;
+    out._drawCount = drawCount;
     #endif
-    };
-    cs.attachShaders({cs._frag, cs._vert});
+
+    out.attachShaders({vert, frag});
 
     /* ES3 has this done in the shader directly and doesn't even provide
        bindFragmentDataLocation() */
@@ -230,9 +232,9 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> typename FlatGL<dimensions>::CompileState FlatG
     }
     #endif
 
-    cs.submitLink();
+    out.submitLink();
 
-    return cs;
+    return CompileState{std::move(out), std::move()};
 }
 
 template<UnsignedInt dimensions> FlatGL<dimensions>::FlatGL(CompileState&& cs)
@@ -317,16 +319,6 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> FlatGL<dimensions>::FlatGL(Flags flags
     #endif
 {}
 
-template<UnsignedInt dimensions> FlatGL<dimensions>::FlatGL(NoInitT, Flags flags
-    #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
-    , UnsignedInt materialCount, UnsignedInt drawCount
-    #endif
-) : GL::AbstractShaderProgram{}, _flags(flags),
-    #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
-    _materialCount(materialCount), _drawCount(drawCount)
-    #endif
-{}
-
 #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
 template<UnsignedInt dimensions> FlatGL<dimensions>::FlatGL(const Flags flags): FlatGL{flags, 1, 1} {}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Shaders/FlatGL.h b/src/Magnum/Shaders/FlatGL.h
index 38070f079..2278fa18c 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Shaders/FlatGL.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Shaders/FlatGL.h
@@ -1021,18 +1021,10 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> class MAGNUM_SHADERS_EXPORT FlatGL: public GL::
         }
         #endif
 
-    protected:
-        /**
-         * @brief Construct without running shader compilation and linking
-         *
-         */
-        FlatGL(NoInitT, Flags flags
-        #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
-        , UnsignedInt materialCount, UnsignedInt drawCount
-        #endif
-        );
-
     private:
+        /* Creates the GL shader program object but nothing else. Internal, used by compile(). */
+        explicit FlatGL(NoInitT) {}
+
         /* Prevent accidentally calling irrelevant functions */
         #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
         using GL::AbstractShaderProgram::drawTransformFeedback;
@@ -1063,19 +1055,12 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> class MAGNUM_SHADERS_EXPORT FlatGL: public GL::
 template<UnsignedInt dimensions> class FlatGL<dimensions>::CompileState : public FlatGL<dimensions> {
 private:
     friend class FlatGL;
-    using FlatGL::FlatGL;
+    using FlatGL::isLinkFinished;
 
     CompileState(NoCreateT) : FlatGL(NoCreate), _vert{NoCreate}, _frag{NoCreate} {}
 
-    CompileState(GL::Shader&& vert, GL::Shader&& frag, GL::Version version, Flags flags
-    #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
-     , UnsignedInt materialCount, UnsignedInt drawCount
-    #endif
-    ) : FlatGL(NoInit, flags
-        #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2    
-        , materialCount, drawCount
-        #endif
-        ), _vert(std::move(vert)), _frag(std::move(frag)), _version(version) {}
+    CompileState(FlatGL<dimensions>&& shader, GL:Shader&& vert, GL::Shader&& frag, GL::Version version) :
+     FlatGL<dimensions>{std::move(shader)}, _vert{std::move(vert)}, _frag{std::move(frag)}, _version{version} {}
 
     GL::Shader _vert, _frag;
     GL::Version _version;