diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 74728853d5..a2717b709d 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -409,12 +409,7 @@ group("host_tools") {
   ]
 
   if (pw_rust_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_BUILD) {
-    deps += [
-      "$dir_pw_rust/examples/host_executable:hello($dir_pigweed/targets/host:host_clang_debug)",
-      "$dir_pw_rust/examples/host_executable:proc_macro($dir_pigweed/targets/host:host_clang_debug)",
-      "$dir_pw_rust/examples/host_executable:test_hello($dir_pigweed/targets/host:host_clang_debug)",
-      "$dir_pw_rust/examples/host_executable:test_proc_macro($dir_pigweed/targets/host:host_clang_debug)",
-    ]
+    deps += [ "$dir_pw_rust/examples/host_executable:host_executable($dir_pigweed/targets/host:host_clang_debug)" ]
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/pw_rust/examples/host_executable/BUILD.gn b/pw_rust/examples/host_executable/BUILD.gn
index 899b49a18a..73d8dec314 100644
--- a/pw_rust/examples/host_executable/BUILD.gn
+++ b/pw_rust/examples/host_executable/BUILD.gn
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ import("//build_overrides/pigweed.gni")
 
 import("$dir_pw_build/target_types.gni")
 
+group("host_executable") {
+  deps = [
+    ":hello",
+    ":proc_macro",
+    ":test_hello",
+    ":test_proc_macro",
+  ]
+}
+
 hello_sources = [
   "main.rs",
   "other.rs",