diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c624b7f5..38959a1cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -369,17 +369,15 @@ include doc/Makefile
 include contrib/msggen/Makefile
 include devtools/Makefile
 include tools/Makefile
+ifneq ($(RUST),0)
+include cln-rpc/Makefile
+endif
 include plugins/Makefile
 include tests/plugins/Makefile
 
 ifneq ($(FUZZING),0)
 	include tests/fuzz/Makefile
 endif
-ifneq ($(RUST),0)
-	include cln-rpc/Makefile
-	include plugins/rest-plugin/Makefile
-endif
-include cln-grpc/Makefile
 
 ifneq ($V,1)
 MSGGEN_ARGS := -s
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index 31e069276..f7e35e613 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ target/${RUST_PROFILE}/clnrest: ${CLN_REST_PLUGIN_SRC}
 	cargo build ${CARGO_OPTS} --bin clnrest
 
 ifneq ($(RUST),0)
+include plugins/rest-plugin/Makefile
 DEFAULT_TARGETS += $(CLN_PLUGIN_EXAMPLES) plugins/cln-grpc plugins/clnrest
 endif