diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 272d170e6..aea29a7a2 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/keymap_extras
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/audio
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/process_keycode
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/api
-COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/split_common
 COMMON_VPATH += $(DRIVER_PATH)
diff --git a/common_features.mk b/common_features.mk
index 883681324..c86e8bbfe 100644
--- a/common_features.mk
+++ b/common_features.mk
@@ -268,4 +268,5 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(SPLIT_KEYBOARD)), yes)
                 $(QUANTUM_DIR)/split_common/split_util.c
     QUANTUM_LIB_SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/split_common/i2c.c
     QUANTUM_LIB_SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/split_common/serial.c
+    COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/split_common
 endif