diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fi/fish/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fi/fish/package.nix
index 3ae0a4e0e7e3..778410e8e294 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fi/fish/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fi/fish/package.nix
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   cmakeFlags =
     [
       "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=${placeholder "doc"}/share/doc/fish"
+      "-DRust_CARGO_TARGET=${stdenv.hostPlatform.rust.rustcTarget}"
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
       "-DMAC_CODESIGN_ID=OFF"