diff --git a/gcc/rust/Make-lang.in b/gcc/rust/Make-lang.in
index b8bfe01ce59..8db04163618 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/Make-lang.in
+++ b/gcc/rust/Make-lang.in
@@ -210,10 +210,8 @@ rust_OBJS = $(RUST_ALL_OBJS) rust/rustspec.o
 
 LIBPROC_MACRO_INTERNAL = ../libgrust/libproc_macro_internal/libproc_macro_internal.a
 
-RUST_LIBDEPS = $(LIBDEPS) $(LIBPROC_MACRO_INTERNAL)
-
 # The compiler itself is called crab1
-crab1$(exeext): $(RUST_ALL_OBJS) attribs.o $(BACKEND) $(RUST_LIBDEPS) $(rust.prev)
+crab1$(exeext): $(RUST_ALL_OBJS) attribs.o $(BACKEND) $(LIBDEPS) $(LIBPROC_MACRO_INTERNAL) $(rust.prev)
 	@$(call LINK_PROGRESS,$(INDEX.rust),start)
 	+$(LLINKER) $(ALL_LINKERFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ \
 	      $(RUST_ALL_OBJS) attribs.o $(BACKEND) $(LIBS) $(LIBPROC_MACRO_INTERNAL) $(BACKENDLIBS)