diff --git a/srcpkgs/cargo/template b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
index d1bd6ba1b36..0dcd2df2eee 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cargo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ homepage="https://crates.io/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/archive/refs/tags/${_cargo_revision}.tar.gz"
 checksum=40e14b9e843aa85582450a9a97001db5f43ecf65622593d767b3943c4628a4b0
 replaces="cargo-tree>=0"
-nocross="save the builders"
 
 build_options="static bindist"
 desc_option_bindist="Generate a tarball for bootstrap"