diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f7ef370..0cbdda7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ else
 all: install_runtime nx_iree
 endif
 
-compile: install_runtime
-
 .PHONY: clone_iree
 clone_iree: $(NX_IREE_SOURCE_DIR)
 
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ else ifeq ($(IREE_BUILD_TARGET), ios)
 		-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=arm64\
 		-DCMAKE_IOS_INSTALL_COMBINED=YES\
 		-DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=$(shell xcodebuild -version -sdk iphoneos Path)\
-		-DIREE_HOST_BIN_DIR=$(IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR)
+		-DIREE_HOST_BIN_DIR=$(IREE_HOST_BIN_DIR)
 else ifeq ($(IREE_BUILD_TARGET), ios_simulator)
 	BUILD_TARGET_FLAGS += \
 		-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS\
@@ -89,11 +87,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 .PHONY: install_runtime
-ifdef IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR
-install_runtime: $(IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR) $(IREE_INSTALL_DIR)
-else
-install_runtime: $(IREE_INSTALL_DIR)
-endif
+install_runtime: iree_host $(IREE_INSTALL_DIR)
+
 
 CMAKE_SOURCES = cmake/src/runtime.cc cmake/src/runtime.h
 
@@ -108,6 +103,19 @@ $(IREE_INSTALL_DIR): $(NX_IREE_SOURCE_DIR) $(CMAKE_SOURCES)
 	cmake --build $(IREE_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR) --config $(IREE_CMAKE_CONFIG)
 	cmake --install $(IREE_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR) --config $(IREE_CMAKE_CONFIG) --prefix $(IREE_INSTALL_DIR)
 
+.PHONY: iree_host
+ifdef IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR
+iree_host:
+	@echo "Building IREE runtime host binaries at $(IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR)."
+	cmake -G Ninja -B $(IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
+		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR) \
+		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(IREE_CMAKE_CONFIG) \
+		-S $(NX_IREE_SOURCE_DIR)
+	cmake --build $(IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR) --target install
+else
+iree_host:
+	@echo "No host build directory specified. Skipping."
+endif
 
 ### NxIREE Runtime NIF library
 
diff --git a/scripts/build_and_package.sh b/scripts/build_and_package.sh
index 20cc813..f23ec22 100755
--- a/scripts/build_and_package.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_and_package.sh
@@ -37,31 +37,48 @@ mkdir -p iree-runtime/artifacts
 
 HOST_ARCH=$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)
 
+install_dir() {
+    echo "iree-runtime/$1/install"
+}
 build() {
+    echo "Building for target: $1"
     local IREE_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR=iree-runtime/$1/iree-build
     local IREE_RUNTIME_BUILD_DIR=iree-runtime/$1/build
-    local IREE_INSTALL_DIR=iree-runtime/$1/install
+    local IREE_INSTALL_DIR=$(install_dir $1)
 
-    if $2; then
-        export IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR=iree-runtime/host/install
+    if [[ $1 -eq "host" ]]; then
+        local IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR=iree-runtime/host-build
+        local IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR=${IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR}/install
+        local IREE_HOST_BIN_DIR=${IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR}/install/bin
+    else
+        local IREE_HOST_BIN_DIR=iree-runtime/host-build/install/bin
     fi
 
-    echo "Building for target: $1"
-    echo "IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR: ${IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR}"
-    make ${NUM_JOBS} compile \
+    echo "IREE_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR: $IREE_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR"
+    echo "IREE_RUNTIME_BUILD_DIR: $IREE_RUNTIME_BUILD_DIR"
+    echo "IREE_INSTALL_DIR: $IREE_INSTALL_DIR"
+    echo "IREE_HOST_BIN_DIR: $IREE_HOST_BIN_DIR"
+    echo "IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR: $IREE_HOST_INSTALL_DIR"
+    echo "IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR: $IREE_HOST_BUILD_DIR"
+
+    make ${NUM_JOBS} install_runtime \
         IREE_GIT_REV=$(mix iree.version) \
         IREE_INSTALL_DIR=${IREE_INSTALL_DIR} \
         IREE_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR=${IREE_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR} \
         IREE_RUNTIME_BUILD_DIR=${IREE_RUNTIME_BUILD_DIR} \
         IREE_BUILD_TARGET=$1
+
+    echo $IREE_INSTALL_DIR
 }
 
 if $build_host_flag; then
     echo "Building Host Runtime"
-    build host true
+    build host
+    echo "Done building Host Runtime"
 fi
 
-build $IREE_BUILD_TARGET false
+build $IREE_BUILD_TARGET
+IREE_INSTALL_DIR=$(install_dir $IREE_BUILD_TARGET)
 
 TAR_NAME=iree-runtime/artifacts/nx_iree-${HOST_ARCH}-${IREE_BUILD_TARGET}.tar.gz