diff --git a/common/build-helper/rust.sh b/common/build-helper/rust.sh
index 014d0e6e22..bf6baa7fd9 100644
--- a/common/build-helper/rust.sh
+++ b/common/build-helper/rust.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # [build]
 # jobs = $XBPS_MAKEJOBS
 export CARGO_BUILD_JOBS="$XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
+export CARGO_HOME="/host/cargo"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# Define equivalent of TOML config in environment