diff --git a/srcpkgs/cargo/template b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
index ff4595359f1..5f4fa4ff161 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cargo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ homepage="https://crates.io/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/archive/refs/tags/${_cargo_revision}.tar.gz"
 checksum=7c11186fb61d20a8237b777b35beedd224c1103934f35b85fdd64ea2a9c77f07
 replaces="cargo-tree>=0"
+nocross="save the builders"
 
 build_options="static bindist"
 desc_option_bindist="Generate a tarball for bootstrap"