diff --git a/srcpkgs/rust/template b/srcpkgs/rust/template
index aa7f4cd6fa3..8130a3cea1e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rust/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rust/template
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ distfiles="https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rustc-${version/.beta/-beta}-src.ta
 checksum=cb09f443b37ec1b81fe73c04eb413f9f656859cf7d00bc5088008cbc2a63fa8a
 
 do_configure() {
-	ln -sf x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk mk/cfg/x86_64-linux-gnu.mk
-	ln -sf i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk mk/cfg/i686-pc-linux-gnu.mk
-	ln -sf x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.mk mk/cfg/x86_64-linux-musl.mk
-	./configure --musl-root=/usr --prefix=/usr --disable-docs --enable-ccache --build=$XBPS_TRIPLET
+	local _triplet
+	case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
+		i686*) _triplet=i686-unknown-linux-gnu;;
+		x86_64*) _triplet=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu;;
+		*) _triplet=$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE;;
+	esac
+	./configure --musl-root=/usr --prefix=/usr --disable-docs --enable-ccache --build=${_triplet}
 }
 post_install() {
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