diff --git a/Mk/Uses/cargo.mk b/Mk/Uses/cargo.mk
--- a/Mk/Uses/cargo.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/cargo.mk
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=${CARGO_TARGET_DIR} \
 	RUSTC=${RUSTC} \
 	RUSTDOC=${RUSTDOC} \
-	RUSTFLAGS="${RUSTFLAGS} -C ar=${AR} -C linker=${CC} ${LDFLAGS:C/.+/-C link-args=&/}"
+	RUSTFLAGS="${RUSTFLAGS} -C linker=${CC} ${LDFLAGS:C/.+/-C link-args=&/}"
 
 .  if ${ARCH} != powerpc64le
 CARGO_ENV+=	RUST_BACKTRACE=1