diff --git a/common/cross-profiles/armv5tel-musl.sh b/common/cross-profiles/armv5tel-musl.sh
index 6087990e17..15ed04e93a 100644
--- a/common/cross-profiles/armv5tel-musl.sh
+++ b/common/cross-profiles/armv5tel-musl.sh
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET="arm-linux-musleabi"
 XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS="-march=armv5te -msoft-float -mfloat-abi=soft"
 XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_CROSS_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_CROSS_RUSTFLAGS="--sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+XBPS_CROSS_RUST_TARGET="arm-unknown-linux-musleabi"
diff --git a/common/cross-profiles/armv5tel.sh b/common/cross-profiles/armv5tel.sh
index c9b73b4f4c..9b083866d3 100644
--- a/common/cross-profiles/armv5tel.sh
+++ b/common/cross-profiles/armv5tel.sh
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET="arm-linux-gnueabi"
 XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS="-march=armv5te -msoft-float -mfloat-abi=soft"
 XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_CROSS_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_CROSS_RUSTFLAGS="--sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+XBPS_CROSS_RUST_TARGET="arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi"