diff --git a/tests/xmake.lua b/tests/xmake.lua
index bbf6b9847..3a5e4ee36 100644
--- a/tests/xmake.lua
+++ b/tests/xmake.lua
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ if has_config("tests") then
 		add_rules("c++.unity_build")
 	end
 
-	target("NazaraUnitTests")
+	target("NazaraUnitTests", function ()
 		add_files("main.cpp", {unity_ignored = true})
 
 		if has_config("usepch") then
 			set_pcxxheader("Engine/Modules.hpp")
 		end
+	end)
 end
diff --git a/tools/shadernodes.lua b/tools/shadernodes.lua
index d9f229b61..8f00b08d5 100644
--- a/tools/shadernodes.lua
+++ b/tools/shadernodes.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ option("shadernodes", { description = "Build ShaderNodes tool (requires Qt)", de
 if has_config("shadernodes") then
 	add_requires("nodeeditor", "qt5core", "qt5gui", "qt5widgets", {debug = is_mode("debug")})
 
-	rule("qt5.env")
+	rule("qt5.env", function ()
 		after_load(function (target)
 			-- retrieve qtbase
 			local qtdir
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ if has_config("shadernodes") then
 
 			target:data_set("qt", qtdir)
 		end)
+	end)
 
-
-	rule("qt5.moc")
+	rule("qt5.moc", function ()
 		add_deps("qt5.env")
 		set_extensions(".h", ".hpp")
 		before_buildcmd_file(function (target, batchcmds, sourcefile, opt)
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ if has_config("shadernodes") then
 			batchcmds:set_depmtime(os.mtime(objectfile))
 			batchcmds:set_depcache(target:dependfile(objectfile))
 		end)
+	end)
 
-	target("NazaraShaderNodes")
+	target("NazaraShaderNodes", function ()
 		set_group("Tools")
 		set_kind("binary")
 		add_rules("qt5.moc")
@@ -114,5 +115,5 @@ if has_config("shadernodes") then
 		add_headerfiles("../src/ShaderNode/**.hpp", "../src/ShaderNode/**.inl", { prefixdir = "private", install = false })
 		add_files("../src/ShaderNode/**.cpp")
 		add_files("../src/ShaderNode/Previews/PreviewValues.cpp", { unity_ignored = true }) -- fixes an issue with MSVC and operator*
-
+	end)
 end
diff --git a/xmake.lua b/xmake.lua
index 412f6ec1d..447e2ad12 100644
--- a/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake.lua
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ local modules = {
 				for name, module in pairs(rendererBackends) do
 					ModuleTargetConfig(name, module)
 				end
-			else
-				-- Register backends as separate modules
-				for name, module in pairs(rendererBackends) do
-					ModuleTarget(name, module)
-				end
 			end
 		end
 	},
@@ -129,6 +124,18 @@ local modules = {
 		Packages = {"entt", "kiwisolver"}
 	}
 }
+
+if not has_config("embed_rendererbackends") then
+	-- Register backends as separate modules
+	for name, module in pairs(rendererBackends) do
+		if (modules[name] ~= nil) then
+			os.raise("overriding module " .. name)
+		end
+
+		modules[name] = module
+	end
+end
+
 NazaraModules = modules
 
 includes("xmake/**.lua")
@@ -141,7 +148,7 @@ option("usepch", { description = "Use precompiled headers to speedup compilation
 option("unitybuild", { description = "Build the engine using unity build", default = false })
 
 set_project("NazaraEngine")
-set_xmakever("2.6.3")
+set_xmakever("2.7.3")
 
 add_requires("chipmunk2d", "dr_wav", "efsw", "entt 3.10.1", "fmt", "frozen", "kiwisolver", "libflac", "libsdl", "minimp3", "ordered_map", "stb")
 add_requires("freetype", { configs = { bzip2 = true, png = true, woff2 = true, zlib = true, debug = is_mode("debug") } })
@@ -287,8 +294,8 @@ function ModuleTargetConfig(name, module)
 	end
 end
 
-function ModuleTarget(name, module)
-	target("Nazara" .. name)
+for name, module in pairs(modules) do
+	target("Nazara" .. name, function ()
 		set_kind("shared")
 		set_group("Modules")
 
@@ -323,10 +330,7 @@ function ModuleTarget(name, module)
 		add_includedirs("src")
 
 		ModuleTargetConfig(name, module)
-end
-
-for name, module in pairs(modules) do
-	ModuleTarget(name, module)
+	end)
 end
 
 includes("tools/*.lua")