diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 62bf5d05b..4c3618e80 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ test:
 	# cargo test --all -- --test-threads=1 $(runargs)
 	# cargo test --all --exclude wasmer-emscripten -- --test-threads=1 $(runargs)
 	cargo test -p wasmer-spectests -- --test-threads=1 $(runargs)
+	cargo build -p wasmer-runtime-c-api
 	cargo test -p wasmer-runtime-c-api -- --nocapture
 
 release:
diff --git a/lib/runtime-c-api/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/runtime-c-api/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index ea9cfd84e..b8ad14445 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-c-api/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/runtime-c-api/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,21 +4,6 @@ project (WasmerCApiTests)
 add_executable(test-instantiate test-instantiate.c)
 add_executable(test-import-function test-import-function.c)
 
-include(ExternalProject)
-set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES EP_PREFIX ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/rust-build)
-ExternalProject_Add(
-        wasmer-runtime-c-api
-        DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-        BUILD_COMMAND cargo build
-        COMMAND cargo build
-        BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../"
-        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-        LOG_BUILD ON)
-add_dependencies(test-instantiate  wasmer-runtime-c-api)
-add_dependencies(test-import-function wasmer-runtime-c-api)
-
-
 find_library(
         WASMER_LIB NAMES libwasmer_runtime_c_api.dylib libwasmer_runtime_c_api.so libwasmer_runtime_c_api.dll
         PATHS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../target/debug/