diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/finalfusion-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/finalfusion-utils/default.nix
index 77dbbd7cdd1e..19e6219fc04a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/finalfusion-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/finalfusion-utils/default.nix
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-/rLv2/bcVsmWw+ZfyumDcj0ptHPQBCCYR9O/lVlV+G0=";
 
-  # Enables build against a generic BLAS.
-  cargoBuildFlags = [
-    "--features"
-    "netlib"
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -38,6 +32,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     Security
   ];
 
+  # Enables build against a generic BLAS.
+  buildFeatures = [ "netlib" ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     # Install shell completions
     for shell in bash fish zsh; do