diff --git a/backends/vulkan/targets.bzl b/backends/vulkan/targets.bzl
index 105ef501fae..76a3bd61ee9 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/targets.bzl
+++ b/backends/vulkan/targets.bzl
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ def define_common_targets():
         # therefore link_whole must be True to make sure unused symbols are not discarded.
         # @lint-ignore BUCKLINT: Avoid `link_whole=True`
         link_whole = True,
+        # Define an soname that can be used for dynamic loading in Java, Python, etc.
+        soname = "libvulkan_graph_runtime.$(ext)",
     )
 
     runtime.cxx_library(
@@ -85,6 +87,4 @@ def define_common_targets():
         # VulkanBackend.cpp needs to compile with executor as whole
         # @lint-ignore BUCKLINT: Avoid `link_whole=True` (https://fburl.com/avoid-link-whole)
         link_whole = True,
-        # Define an soname that can be used for dynamic loading in Java, Python, etc.
-        soname = "libvulkan_graph_runtime.$(ext)",
     )