diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/st/starpls/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/st/starpls/package.nix
index 0f115597fae8..ff3f456153a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/st/starpls/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/st/starpls/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-5xYfQRm7U7sEQiJEfjaLznoXUxHsxnLmIEA/OxTkjFg=";
 
+  # Only build the starpls language server, not the xtask build helper, which
+  # would otherwise leak into $out/bin.
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "-p starpls" ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     protobuf
   ];