diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/replace-workspace-values.py b/pkgs/build-support/rust/replace-workspace-values.py
index 426d1b961296..708ce14a7e8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/replace-workspace-values.py
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/replace-workspace-values.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         and crate_manifest["lints"]["workspace"] is True
     ):
         crate_manifest["lints"] = workspace_manifest["lints"]
+        changed = True
 
     if not changed:
         return
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/crate_lints.toml b/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/crate_lints.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1df81cbf22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/crate_lints.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "im_using_workspaces"
+version = { workspace = true }
+publish = false
+keywords = [
+    "workspace",
+    "other_thing",
+    "third_thing",
+]
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+bar = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/default.nix
index 138b7179b95f..b52026190e29 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/default.nix
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ runCommand "git-dependency-workspace-inheritance-test" { } ''
   cp --no-preserve=mode ${./crate.toml} "$out"
   ${replaceWorkspaceValues} "$out" ${./workspace.toml}
   diff -u "$out" ${./want.toml}
+
+  cp --no-preserve=mode ${./crate_lints.toml} "$out"
+  ${replaceWorkspaceValues} "$out" ${./workspace.toml}
+  diff -u "$out" ${./want_lints.toml}
 ''
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/want_lints.toml b/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/want_lints.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59655e6ade05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/want_lints.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "im_using_workspaces"
+version = "1.0.0"
+publish = false
+keywords = [
+    "workspace",
+    "other_thing",
+    "third_thing",
+]
+
+[lints]
+dbg_macro = "warn"
+
+[dependencies]
+bar = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/workspace.toml b/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/workspace.toml
index c58112a782d0..ff67ed9b51b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/workspace.toml
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/test/import-cargo-lock/git-dependency-workspace-inheritance/workspace.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 foo = { version = "1.0.0", features = ["meow"] }
+
+[workspace.lints]
+dbg_macro = "warn"