diff --git a/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs b/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
index d944d1f651..4b9eea1af4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
@@ -593,7 +593,18 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             },
             None if !using_dioxus_explicitly => None,
             None => match enabled_renderers.as_slice() {
-                [] => None, // Wait until we resolve everything else first then we will resolve it from the triple
+                // Wait until we resolve everything else first then we will resolve it from the triple if there are no
+                // default renderers that are compatible with the target args
+                [] => None,
+                [(renderer, _)] if !renderer.compatible_with(&args.target, target_alias) => {
+                    // The user passed --target desktop, but the default renderer was web. Disable the web renderer and re-enable the features for the
+                    // desktop or mobile platform later
+                    features.extend(Self::rendererless_features(main_package));
+                    no_default_features = true;
+                    None
+                }
+
+                // If there is a single default renderer that is compatible with the current target, use it
                 [(renderer, feature)] => {
                     let targeting_mobile = match (&args.target, target_alias) {
                         (_, TargetAlias::Android | TargetAlias::Ios) => true,
@@ -3503,10 +3514,8 @@ impl BuildRequest {
     }
 
     fn is_wasm_or_wasi(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(
-            self.triple.architecture,
-            target_lexicon::Architecture::Wasm32 | target_lexicon::Architecture::Wasm64
-        ) || self.triple.operating_system == target_lexicon::OperatingSystem::Wasi
+        triple_is_wasm(&self.triple)
+            || self.triple.operating_system == target_lexicon::OperatingSystem::Wasi
     }
 
     /// Does the app specify:
@@ -5064,3 +5073,10 @@ We checked the folders:
         ))
     }
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn triple_is_wasm(triple: &Triple) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        triple.architecture,
+        Architecture::Wasm32 | Architecture::Wasm64
+    )
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/platform.rs b/packages/cli/src/platform.rs
index d9aa092b3b..789efc67bb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/platform.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/platform.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use target_lexicon::{Architecture, Environment, OperatingSystem, Triple};
 
-use crate::Workspace;
+use crate::{triple_is_wasm, Workspace};
 
 #[derive(
     Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Default,
@@ -278,6 +278,24 @@ impl Renderer {
             _ => Self::Webview,
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn compatible_with(
+        &self,
+        target: &Option<Triple>,
+        target_alias: TargetAlias,
+    ) -> bool {
+        let web_target = match (target, target_alias) {
+            (Some(triple), _) if triple_is_wasm(triple) => true,
+            (None, TargetAlias::Wasm) => true,
+            _ => false,
+        };
+        // Web builds are only compatible with the web, liveview, and server renderers
+        if web_target {
+            matches!(self, Self::Web | Self::Liveview | Self::Server)
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]