diff --git a/srcpkgs/cargo/template b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
index 0825aa949de..2483e7c9374 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cargo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ checksum="eb6e0365af8fe8a0d78d2caf234ee05c66ca63b13b9396fe83f3ef452f3f0c84
  a6f119be6105b911131eb89e6919dfa08fa849e6f5bc46ced24adc2075d39b71"
 nocross=yes
 
+pre_configure() {
+	configure_args+=" --host=${XBPS_TRIPLET/-pc-/-unknown-} --build=${XBPS_TRIPLET/-pc-/-unknown-}"
+}
 post_extract() {
 	rm -rf src/rust-installer
 	mv ../rust-installer-${_githash_installer} src/rust-installer