diff --git a/rust/builder.go b/rust/builder.go
index 66114928b..104313f8a 100644
--- a/rust/builder.go
+++ b/rust/builder.go
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ var (
 			Command: "$rustcCmd " +
 				"-C linker=${config.RustLinker} " +
 				"-C link-args=\"${crtBegin} ${config.RustLinkerArgs} ${linkFlags} ${crtEnd}\" " +
-				"-o $out $in ${libFlags} $rustcFlags " +
-				"&& $rustcCmd --emit=dep-info -o $out.d $in ${libFlags} $rustcFlags",
+				"--emit link -o $out --emit dep-info=$out.d $in ${libFlags} $rustcFlags",
 			CommandDeps: []string{"$rustcCmd"},
 			Depfile:     "$out.d",
 			Deps:        blueprint.DepsGCC, // Rustc deps-info writes out make compatible dep files: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/7633