diff --git a/src/bootstrap/check.rs b/src/bootstrap/check.rs
index 28e7f1fdca7a1..432a6c34ed584 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/check.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/check.rs
@@ -243,12 +243,7 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
     const DEFAULT: bool = true;
 
     fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
-        run.paths(&[
-            "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift",
-            "rustc_codegen_cranelift",
-            "compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc",
-            "rustc_codegen_gcc",
-        ])
+        run.paths(&["compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift", "compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc"])
     }
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
index afc333b5048ce..45991381dc0fe 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
     const DEFAULT: bool = true;
 
     fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
-        run.path("compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift")
+        run.paths(&["compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift", "compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc"])
     }
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {