diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 99637745dfd..1d66214659f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -845,12 +845,15 @@ if with_gallium_rusticl
   if meson.version().version_compare('< 1.4.0')
     error('rusticl requires meson 1.4.0 or newer')
   endif
+endif
 
+if with_gallium_rusticl or with_nouveau_vk or with_tools.contains('etnaviv')
   add_languages('rust', required: true)
   rustc = meson.get_compiler('rust')
+  rust = import('rust')
 
   if rustc.version().version_compare('< 1.76')
-    error('rusticl requires Rust 1.76.0 or newer')
+    error('Mesa requires Rust 1.76.0 or newer')
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/etnaviv/isa/meson.build b/src/etnaviv/isa/meson.build
index f087a259fe7..86bb62ea4eb 100644
--- a/src/etnaviv/isa/meson.build
+++ b/src/etnaviv/isa/meson.build
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ if with_tools.contains('etnaviv')
     error('etnaviv requires meson 1.4.0 or newer')
   endif
 
-  add_languages('rust', required: true)
-  rust = import('rust')
-
   isa_bindings_rs = rust.bindgen(
     input : 'bindings.h',
     output : 'isa_bindings.rs',
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/meson.build b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/meson.build
index 9cf603c6a6d..004d453c283 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 fs = import('fs')
-rust = import('rust')
 
 libmesa_rust_util_files = files(
   'util/lib.rs',
diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/meson.build b/src/nouveau/compiler/meson.build
index 01f1637bc07..8819b267222 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/meson.build
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/meson.build
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ if meson.version().version_compare('< 1.3.0')
   error('NVK requires meson 1.3.0 or newer')
 endif
 
-add_languages('rust', required: true)
-rust = import('rust')
-
-rc = meson.get_compiler('rust')
-if rc.version().version_compare('< 1.73.0')
-  error('NAK requires Rust 1.73.0')
-endif
-
 bindgen_version = find_program('bindgen').version()
 
 if bindgen_version == 'unknown'
diff --git a/src/nouveau/headers/meson.build b/src/nouveau/headers/meson.build
index 759e8831a21..da2015d236b 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/headers/meson.build
+++ b/src/nouveau/headers/meson.build
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ executable(
 
 # Only generate Rust bindings for NVK
 if with_nouveau_vk
-  add_languages('rust', required: true)
-  rust = import('rust')
-
   cl_rs_generated = []
   foreach cl : nv_classes
     cl_rs_generated += custom_target(
diff --git a/src/nouveau/nil/meson.build b/src/nouveau/nil/meson.build
index 94bc6c21e61..72b2fcfe3a1 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/nil/meson.build
+++ b/src/nouveau/nil/meson.build
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ if meson.version().version_compare('< 1.3.0')
   error('NVK requires meson 1.3.0 or newer')
 endif
 
-add_languages('rust', required: true)
-rust = import('rust')
-
-rc = meson.get_compiler('rust')
-if rc.version().version_compare('< 1.73.0')
-  error('nil_rs requires Rust 1.73.0')
-endif
-
 prog_cbindgen = find_program(
   'cbindgen',
   required : true,