diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs b/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
index 4a2f468de7..3d199ed24a 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
@@ -377,6 +377,21 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn find_sysroot_proc_macro_srv(&self) -> Option<AbsPathBuf> {
+        match self {
+            ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { sysroot: Some(sysroot), .. }
+            | ProjectWorkspace::Json { sysroot: Some(sysroot), .. } => {
+                let standalone_server_name =
+                    format!("rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv{}", std::env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX);
+                ["libexec", "lib"]
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|segment| sysroot.root().join(segment).join(&standalone_server_name))
+                    .find(|server_path| std::fs::metadata(&server_path).is_ok())
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the roots for the current `ProjectWorkspace`
     /// The return type contains the path and whether or not
     /// the root is a member of the current workspace
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/load_cargo.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/load_cargo.rs
index 5dba545b87..762d7d3a18 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/load_cargo.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/load_cargo.rs
@@ -60,24 +60,12 @@ pub fn load_workspace(
     };
 
     let proc_macro_client = if load_config.with_proc_macro {
-        let mut path = AbsPathBuf::assert(std::env::current_exe()?);
-        let mut args = vec!["proc-macro"];
+        let (server_path, args): (_, &[_]) = match ws.find_sysroot_proc_macro_srv() {
+            Some(server_path) => (server_path, &[]),
+            None => (AbsPathBuf::assert(std::env::current_exe()?), &["proc-macro"]),
+        };
 
-        if let ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { sysroot, .. } | ProjectWorkspace::Json { sysroot, .. } =
-            &ws
-        {
-            if let Some(sysroot) = sysroot.as_ref() {
-                let standalone_server_name =
-                    format!("rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv{}", std::env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX);
-                let server_path = sysroot.root().join("libexec").join(&standalone_server_name);
-                if std::fs::metadata(&server_path).is_ok() {
-                    path = server_path;
-                    args = vec![];
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        ProcMacroServer::spawn(path.clone(), args.clone()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+        ProcMacroServer::spawn(server_path, args).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
     } else {
         Err("proc macro server disabled".to_owned())
     };
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index aa0510a4ea..fcfe4be0b8 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ impl GlobalState {
         let files_config = self.config.files();
         let project_folders = ProjectFolders::new(&self.workspaces, &files_config.exclude);
 
-        let standalone_server_name =
-            format!("rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv{}", std::env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX);
-
         if self.proc_macro_clients.is_empty() {
             if let Some((path, path_manually_set)) = self.config.proc_macro_srv() {
                 tracing::info!("Spawning proc-macro servers");
@@ -315,40 +312,17 @@ impl GlobalState {
                     .workspaces
                     .iter()
                     .map(|ws| {
-                        let (path, args) = if path_manually_set {
+                        let (path, args): (_, &[_]) = if path_manually_set {
                             tracing::debug!(
                                 "Pro-macro server path explicitly set: {}",
                                 path.display()
                             );
-                            (path.clone(), vec![])
+                            (path.clone(), &[])
                         } else {
-                            let mut sysroot_server = None;
-                            if let ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { sysroot, .. }
-                            | ProjectWorkspace::Json { sysroot, .. } = ws
-                            {
-                                if let Some(sysroot) = sysroot.as_ref() {
-                                    let server_path = sysroot
-                                        .root()
-                                        .join("libexec")
-                                        .join(&standalone_server_name);
-                                    if std::fs::metadata(&server_path).is_ok() {
-                                        tracing::debug!(
-                                            "Sysroot proc-macro server exists at {}",
-                                            server_path.display()
-                                        );
-                                        sysroot_server = Some(server_path);
-                                    } else {
-                                        tracing::debug!(
-                                            "Sysroot proc-macro server does not exist at {}",
-                                            server_path.display()
-                                        );
-                                    }
-                                }
+                            match ws.find_sysroot_proc_macro_srv() {
+                                Some(server_path) => (server_path, &[]),
+                                None => (path.clone(), &["proc-macro"]),
                             }
-                            sysroot_server.map_or_else(
-                                || (path.clone(), vec!["proc-macro".to_owned()]),
-                                |path| (path, vec![]),
-                            )
                         };
 
                         tracing::info!(?args, "Using proc-macro server at {}", path.display(),);