diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 4378ade1..8adf7b44 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -36,31 +36,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *Build) !void {
     opts.addOption([]const u8, "git_commit", git_commit orelse "dev");
     opts.addOption(?[]const u8, "snapshot_path", snapshot_path);
 
-    // Build step to install html5ever dependency.
-    const html5ever_argv = blk: {
-        const argv: []const []const u8 = &.{
-            "cargo",
-            "build",
-            // Seems cargo can figure out required paths out of Cargo.toml.
-            "--manifest-path",
-            "src/html5ever/Cargo.toml",
-            // TODO: We can prefer `--artifact-dir` once it become stable.
-            "--target-dir",
-            b.getInstallPath(.prefix, "html5ever"),
-            // This must be the last argument.
-            "--release",
-        };
-
-        break :blk switch (optimize) {
-            // Prefer dev build on debug option.
-            .Debug => argv[0 .. argv.len - 1],
-            else => argv,
-        };
-    };
-    const html5ever_exec_cargo = b.addSystemCommand(html5ever_argv);
-    const html5ever_step = b.step("html5ever", "Install html5ever dependency (requires cargo)");
-    html5ever_step.dependOn(&html5ever_exec_cargo.step);
-
     const enable_tsan = b.option(bool, "tsan", "Enable Thread Sanitizer");
     const enable_csan = b.option(std.zig.SanitizeC, "csan", "Enable C Sanitizers");
 
@@ -80,14 +55,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *Build) !void {
         break :blk mod;
     };
 
-    const html5ever_obj = switch (optimize) {
-        .Debug => b.getInstallPath(.prefix, "html5ever/debug/liblitefetch_html5ever.a"),
-        // Release builds.
-        else => b.getInstallPath(.prefix, "html5ever/release/liblitefetch_html5ever.a"),
-    };
-
-    lightpanda_module.addObjectFile(.{ .cwd_relative = html5ever_obj });
-
     {
         // browser
         const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
@@ -217,6 +184,44 @@ fn addDependencies(b: *Build, mod: *Build.Module, opts: *Build.Step.Options, pre
 
     mod.addIncludePath(b.path("vendor/lightpanda"));
 
+    {
+        // html5ever
+
+        // Build step to install html5ever dependency.
+        const html5ever_argv = blk: {
+            const argv: []const []const u8 = &.{
+                "cargo",
+                "build",
+                // Seems cargo can figure out required paths out of Cargo.toml.
+                "--manifest-path",
+                "src/html5ever/Cargo.toml",
+                // TODO: We can prefer `--artifact-dir` once it become stable.
+                "--target-dir",
+                b.getInstallPath(.prefix, "html5ever"),
+                // This must be the last argument.
+                "--release",
+            };
+
+            break :blk switch (mod.optimize.?) {
+                // Prefer dev build on debug option.
+                .Debug => argv[0 .. argv.len - 1],
+                else => argv,
+            };
+        };
+        const html5ever_exec_cargo = b.addSystemCommand(html5ever_argv);
+        const html5ever_step = b.step("html5ever", "Install html5ever dependency (requires cargo)");
+        html5ever_step.dependOn(&html5ever_exec_cargo.step);
+        b.getInstallStep().dependOn(html5ever_step);
+
+        const html5ever_obj = switch (mod.optimize.?) {
+            .Debug => b.getInstallPath(.prefix, "html5ever/debug/liblitefetch_html5ever.a"),
+            // Release builds.
+            else => b.getInstallPath(.prefix, "html5ever/release/liblitefetch_html5ever.a"),
+        };
+
+        mod.addObjectFile(.{ .cwd_relative = html5ever_obj });
+    }
+
     {
         // v8
         const v8_opts = b.addOptions();