diff --git a/package/rust/rust.mk b/package/rust/rust.mk
index 3c560882ca..cd8c87b68d 100644
--- a/package/rust/rust.mk
+++ b/package/rust/rust.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ define HOST_RUST_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		echo 'sysconfdir = "$(HOST_DIR)/etc"'; \
 		echo '[rust]'; \
 		echo 'channel = "stable"'; \
+		echo 'musl-root = "$(STAGING_DIR)"' ; \
 		echo '[target.$(RUSTC_TARGET_NAME)]'; \
 		echo 'cc = "$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc"'; \
 		echo '[llvm]'; \