diff --git a/auto/modules/wasm-wasi-component b/auto/modules/wasm-wasi-component
index 52ea3428b..bfb6ffcb5 100644
--- a/auto/modules/wasm-wasi-component
+++ b/auto/modules/wasm-wasi-component
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 NXT_WCM_MODULE=wasm-wasi-component
 NXT_WCM_MOD_NAME=`echo $NXT_WCM_MODULE | tr '-' '_'`.unit.so
 
+NXT_WCM_MOD_CARGO="src/wasm-wasi-component/target/release/libwasm_wasi_component.so"
+
 
 shift
 
@@ -97,16 +99,16 @@ cat << END >> $NXT_MAKEFILE
 
 all: ${NXT_WCM_MODULE}
 
-${NXT_WCM_MODULE}:  $NXT_BUILD_DIR/lib/unit/modules/$NXT_WCM_MOD_NAME
+${NXT_WCM_MODULE}:	${NXT_WCM_MOD_CARGO}
 
-$NXT_BUILD_DIR/lib/unit/modules/$NXT_WCM_MOD_NAME: build/src/nxt_unit.o
+${NXT_WCM_MOD_CARGO}: build/src/nxt_unit.o
 	$NXT_CARGO_CMD
 
 install: ${NXT_WCM_MODULE}-install
 
 ${NXT_WCM_MODULE}-install: ${NXT_WCM_MODULE} install-check
 	install -d \$(DESTDIR)$NXT_MODULESDIR
-	install -p src/wasm-wasi-component/target/release/libwasm_wasi_component.so \\
+	install -p ${NXT_WCM_MOD_CARGO} \\
 		\$(DESTDIR)$NXT_MODULESDIR/$NXT_WCM_MOD_NAME
 
 uninstall: ${NXT_WCM_MODULE}-uninstall