diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-acl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-acl/package.nix
index b87b44ebfeb6..9d3ad1bf6171 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-acl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-acl/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-p0JDeNLKkjmGsZ9fF/9Xm+0pc00pzY8pgWb4B82D6vE=";
 
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--workspace" ];
+
   checkFlags = [
     # Operation not supported
     "--skip=common::util::tests::test_compare_xattrs"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-hostname/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-hostname/package.nix
index e3abcfc6bb5b..4a3d56556e0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-hostname/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-hostname/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-gt1cC06Viu0trXL1+0/EToybSAJwFL3KVSltqUtpGj0=";
 
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--package uu_hostname" ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
     extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-login/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-login/package.nix
index e9f4b825d660..155af5b4d716 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-login/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-login/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-iCS3n7nd5qVjTcMoTubQFl15ZY2cf0w91OBqtckNb44=";
 
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--workspace" ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
     extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-procps/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-procps/package.nix
index 1b8d9dbf5843..a4674f314fe7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-procps/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-procps/package.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-QWz6Hr3nuE4ZIMM81pR4K2bjefWV5mlnu/HYcHDwToE=";
 
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--workspace" ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-tar/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-tar/package.nix
index 860c569509e3..14645c9f3aaf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-tar/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-tar/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-s8BHAfc6L0RyK8xX8C2exjjOUAULt1xnrSkt4T/qruE=";
 
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--workspace" ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
     extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-util-linux/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-util-linux/package.nix
index 4b515a88ae39..27d154f86ccf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-util-linux/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-util-linux/package.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -lsmartcols -lmount"
   '';
 
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--workspace" ];
+
   checkFlags = [
     # Operation not supported
     "--skip=common::util::tests::test_compare_xattrs"