diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/build-crate.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/build-crate.nix
index 37bf3ec26f77..944434472b0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/build-crate.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/build-crate.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     );
 
     binRustcOpts = lib.concatStringsSep " " (
+      [ "-C linker=${stdenv.cc}/bin/${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ] ++
       baseRustcOpts
     );