diff --git a/build_system/build_sysroot.rs b/build_system/build_sysroot.rs
index 9a5430a606b7..1c78e7b5171e 100644
--- a/build_system/build_sysroot.rs
+++ b/build_system/build_sysroot.rs
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ fn build_clif_sysroot_for_triple(
         "RUSTC",
         env::current_dir().unwrap().join(target_dir).join("bin").join("cg_clif_build_sysroot"),
     );
+    build_cmd.env("__CARGO_DEFAULT_LIB_METADATA", "cg_clif");
     spawn_and_wait(build_cmd);
 
     // Copy all relevant files to the sysroot