diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index e5fb46d..7e8c74d 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -854,39 +854,39 @@ RESOURCE_FILES += MindMeldModular/res/ShapeMaster/CommunityShapes
 RESOURCE_FILES += MindMeldModular/res/ShapeMaster/MindMeldPresets
 RESOURCE_FILES += MindMeldModular/res/ShapeMaster/MindMeldShapes
 
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES  = $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/Cardinal.lv2/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.lv2/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.lv2/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
-
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/Cardinal.vst3/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst3/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst3/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
-
-ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+# MOD builds only have FX variant for now
+ifeq ($(MOD_BUILD),true)
+LV2_RESOURCES  = $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.lv2/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+LV2_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.lv2/resources/%)
 else
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+LV2_RESOURCES  = $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/Cardinal.lv2/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+LV2_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.lv2/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+LV2_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.lv2/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+LV2_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/Cardinal.lv2/resources/%)
+LV2_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.lv2/resources/%)
+LV2_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.lv2/resources/%)
 endif
 
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/Cardinal.lv2/resources/%)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.lv2/resources/%)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.lv2/resources/%)
-
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/Cardinal.vst3/Contents/Resources/%)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst3/Contents/Resources/%)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst3/Contents/Resources/%)
-
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst/Contents/Resources/%)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst/Contents/Resources/%)
+VST2_RESOURCES  = $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+VST2_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+VST2_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst/Contents/Resources/%)
+VST2_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst/Contents/Resources/%)
 else
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst/resources/%)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst/resources/%)
+VST2_RESOURCES  = $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+VST2_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst/resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+VST2_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst/resources/%)
+VST2_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst/resources/%)
 endif
 
-resources: $(PLUGIN_RESOURCES)
+VST3_RESOURCES  = $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/Cardinal.vst3/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+VST3_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst3/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+VST3_RESOURCES += $(PLUGIN_LIST:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst3/Contents/Resources/PluginManifests/%.json)
+VST3_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/Cardinal.vst3/Contents/Resources/%)
+VST3_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalFX.vst3/Contents/Resources/%)
+VST3_RESOURCES += $(RESOURCE_FILES:%=../bin/CardinalSynth.vst3/Contents/Resources/%)
+
+resources: $(LV2_RESOURCES) $(VST2_RESOURCES) $(VST3_RESOURCES)
 
 ../bin/Cardinal.lv2/resources/%: %
 	-@mkdir -p "$(shell dirname $@)"
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 88a1423..3fac01d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -166,18 +166,13 @@ TARGET = rack.a
 
 all: $(TARGET)
 ifeq ($(MOD_BUILD),true)
-	$(MAKE) -C CardinalFX lv2 resources
+	$(MAKE) -C CardinalFX lv2
 else
+	$(MAKE) -C Cardinal
 	$(MAKE) -C CardinalFX
 	$(MAKE) -C CardinalSynth
-	$(MAKE) -C Cardinal
 endif
 
-resources:
-	$(MAKE) resources -C Cardinal
-	$(MAKE) resources -C CardinalFX
-	$(MAKE) resources -C CardinalSynth
-
 clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGET)
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk b/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
index 59afeab..4a9efe2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
+++ b/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ endif
 CORE_RESOURCES  = $(subst ../Rack/res/,,$(wildcard ../Rack/res/ComponentLibrary/*.svg ../Rack/res/fonts/*.ttf))
 CORE_RESOURCES += template.vcv
 
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES  = $(CORE_RESOURCES:%=$(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).lv2/resources/%)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(CORE_RESOURCES:%=$(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).vst3/Contents/Resources/%)
+LV2_RESOURCES   = $(CORE_RESOURCES:%=$(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).lv2/resources/%)
+VST3_RESOURCES += $(CORE_RESOURCES:%=$(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).vst3/Contents/Resources/%)
 
 # Cardinal main variant should not use rtaudio fallback (it has CV ports)
 ifeq ($(CARDINAL_VARIANT),main)
@@ -269,13 +269,15 @@ endif
 # Cardinal main variant is not available as VST2 due to lack of CV ports
 ifneq ($(CARDINAL_VARIANT),main)
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(CORE_RESOURCES:%=$(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).vst/Contents/Resources/%)
+VST2_RESOURCES += $(CORE_RESOURCES:%=$(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).vst/Contents/Resources/%)
 else
-PLUGIN_RESOURCES += $(CORE_RESOURCES:%=$(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).vst/resources/%)
+VST2_RESOURCES += $(CORE_RESOURCES:%=$(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).vst/resources/%)
 endif
 endif
 
-resources: $(PLUGIN_RESOURCES)
+lv2: $(LV2_RESOURCES)
+vst2: $(VST2_RESOURCES)
+vst3: $(VST3_RESOURCES)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------