diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b9246659a..74b5d4f69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           sysctl -a
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          cmake -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF ..
+          cmake -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF ..
           cmake --build . --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
 
       - name: Test
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           sysctl -a
           # Metal is disabled due to intermittent failures with Github runners not having a GPU:
           # https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/actions/runs/8635935781/job/23674807267#step:5:2313
-          cmake -B build -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON -DGGML_METAL=OFF -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+          cmake -B build -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON -DGGML_METAL=OFF -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
 
       - name: Test
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          cmake .. -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+          cmake .. -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
           cmake --build . --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
       - name: Test
@@ -696,22 +696,20 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          - build: 'rpc-x64'
-            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
           - build: 'noavx-x64'
-            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_AVX=OFF -DGGML_AVX2=OFF -DGGML_FMA=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
+            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_AVX=OFF -DGGML_AVX2=OFF -DGGML_FMA=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
           - build: 'avx2-x64'
-            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
+            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
           - build: 'avx-x64'
-            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_AVX2=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
+            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_AVX2=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
           - build: 'avx512-x64'
-            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_AVX512=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
+            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_AVX512=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
           - build: 'openblas-x64'
-            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=OpenBLAS -DBLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/openblas/include" -DBLAS_LIBRARIES="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/openblas/lib/openblas.lib"'
+            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=OpenBLAS -DBLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/openblas/include" -DBLAS_LIBRARIES="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/openblas/lib/openblas.lib"'
           - build: 'kompute-x64'
-            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_KOMPUTE=ON -DKOMPUTE_OPT_DISABLE_VULKAN_VERSION_CHECK=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
+            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_KOMPUTE=ON -DKOMPUTE_OPT_DISABLE_VULKAN_VERSION_CHECK=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
           - build: 'vulkan-x64'
-            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_VULKAN=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
+            defines: '-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_VULKAN=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
           - build: 'llvm-arm64'
             defines: '-G "Ninja Multi-Config" -D CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=cmake/arm64-windows-llvm.cmake -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
           - build: 'msvc-arm64'