diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/lib/meson.nix b/pkgs/build-support/lib/meson.nix
index 501d4315fdff..76f458cdd9c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/lib/meson.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/lib/meson.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ let
 
     [binaries]
     llvm-config = 'llvm-config-native'
-    rust = ['rustc', '--target', '${stdenv.targetPlatform.rust.rustcTargetSpec}']
+    rust = ['rustc', '-C', 'target-feature=${
+      if stdenv.targetPlatform.isStatic then "+" else "-"
+    }crt-static', '--target', '${stdenv.targetPlatform.rust.rustcTargetSpec}']
     # Meson refuses to consider any CMake binary during cross compilation if it's
     # not explicitly specified here, in the cross file.
     # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/blob/0ed78cf6fa6d87c0738f67ae43525e661b50a8a2/mesonbuild/cmake/executor.py#L72