diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/rust/rust-cross-canadian.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/rust/rust-cross-canadian.inc
index df8b78d326..f083bcda82 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/rust/rust-cross-canadian.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/rust/rust-cross-canadian.inc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ do_install () {
 
     cat <<- EOF > "${RUST_ENV_SETUP_SH}"
 	export CARGO_TARGET_${RUST_TARGET_TRIPLE}_RUSTFLAGS="--sysroot=\$OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT/usr -C link-arg=--sysroot=\$OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT"
+	export CARGO_BUILD_TARGET="${RUST_TARGET_SYS}"
 	export RUST_TARGET_PATH="\$OECORE_NATIVE_SYSROOT/usr/lib/${TARGET_SYS}/rustlib"
 	EOF