diff --git a/libknet/bindings/rust/Makefile.am b/libknet/bindings/rust/Makefile.am
index 9254b2f7..d6308894 100644
--- a/libknet/bindings/rust/Makefile.am
+++ b/libknet/bindings/rust/Makefile.am
@@ -1,37 +1,39 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 #
 # Author: Christine Caulfield <ccaulfie@redhat.com>
 #
 # This software licensed under GPL-2.0+
 #
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES	= Makefile.in
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/check.mk
 include $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/rust.mk
 
 # required for make check
 localver		= $(libknetrustver)
 
 SUBDIRS			= . tests
 
 EXTRA_DIST		= \
 			  $(RUST_COMMON) \
 			  $(RUST_SHIP_SRCS) \
 			  README
 
 RUST_SHIP_SRCS		= \
 			  src/knet_bindings.rs \
 			  src/lib.rs \
 			  src/sys/mod.rs
 
 RUST_BUILT_SRCS		= \
 			  src/sys/libknet.rs
 
 src/sys/libknet.rs: ../../libknet.h
 	$(top_srcdir)/build-aux/rust-regen.sh $^ $@ KNET
 
-all-local: cargo-tree-prep target/$(RUST_TARGET_DIR)/knet_bindings.rlib
+target/$(RUST_TARGET_DIR)/knet_bindings.rlib: cargo-tree-prep
+
+all-local: target/$(RUST_TARGET_DIR)/knet_bindings.rlib
 
 clean-local: cargo-clean
diff --git a/libnozzle/bindings/rust/Makefile.am b/libnozzle/bindings/rust/Makefile.am
index 05d70142..ef2bcd2e 100644
--- a/libnozzle/bindings/rust/Makefile.am
+++ b/libnozzle/bindings/rust/Makefile.am
@@ -1,37 +1,39 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 #
 # Author: Christine Caulfield <ccaulfie@redhat.com>
 #
 # This software licensed under GPL-2.0+
 #
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES	= Makefile.in
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/check.mk
 include $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/rust.mk
 
 # required for make check
 localver		= $(libnozzlerustver)
 
 SUBDIRS			= . tests
 
 EXTRA_DIST		= \
 			  $(RUST_COMMON) \
 			  $(RUST_SHIP_SRCS) \
 			  README
 
 RUST_SHIP_SRCS		= \
 			  src/nozzle_bindings.rs \
 			  src/lib.rs \
 			  src/sys/mod.rs
 
 RUST_BUILT_SRCS		= \
 			  src/sys/libnozzle.rs
 
 src/sys/libnozzle.rs: ../../libnozzle.h
 	$(top_srcdir)/build-aux/rust-regen.sh $^ $@ NOZZLE
 
-all-local: cargo-tree-prep target/$(RUST_TARGET_DIR)/nozzle_bindings.rlib
+target/$(RUST_TARGET_DIR)/nozzle_bindings.rlib: cargo-tree-prep
+
+all-local: target/$(RUST_TARGET_DIR)/nozzle_bindings.rlib
 
 clean-local: cargo-clean