diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 70f7ae099..f87c20934 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/keymap_extras
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/audio
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/process_keycode
-COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/api
-COMMON_VPATH += $(SERIAL_PATH)
+COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/api
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diff --git a/common_features.mk b/common_features.mk
index a8a52afb9..f5e7af01f 100644
--- a/common_features.mk
+++ b/common_features.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SERIAL_PATH := $(QUANTUM_PATH)/serial_link
 SERIAL_SRC := $(wildcard $(SERIAL_PATH)/protocol/*.c)
 SERIAL_SRC += $(wildcard $(SERIAL_PATH)/system/*.c)
 SERIAL_DEFS += -DSERIAL_LINK_ENABLE
+COMMON_VPATH += $(SERIAL_PATH)
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(API_SYSEX_ENABLE)), yes)
     OPT_DEFS += -DAPI_SYSEX_ENABLE