diff --git a/metatomic-core/CMakeLists.txt b/metatomic-core/CMakeLists.txt
index 717e52e8..6a216917 100644
--- a/metatomic-core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/metatomic-core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -356,9 +356,6 @@ set(CARGO_ENV "METATOMIC_FULL_VERSION=${METATOMIC_FULL_VERSION}")
 if (NOT "${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}" STREQUAL "")
     list(APPEND CARGO_ENV "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
 endif()
-if (NOT "$ENV{RUSTC_WRAPPER}" STREQUAL "")
-    list(APPEND CARGO_ENV "RUSTC_WRAPPER=$ENV{RUSTC_WRAPPER}")
-endif()
 
 if (METATOMIC_INSTALL_BOTH_STATIC_SHARED)
     set(CARGO_BUILD_ARG "${CARGO_BUILD_ARG};--crate-type=cdylib;--crate-type=staticlib")
@@ -389,7 +386,7 @@ endif()
 add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT ${CARGO_OUTPUTS}
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env ${CARGO_ENV}
-        cargo rustc ${CARGO_BUILD_ARG} -- ${CARGO_RUSTC_ARGS}
+        ${CARGO_EXE} rustc ${CARGO_BUILD_ARG} -- ${CARGO_RUSTC_ARGS}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
     DEPENDS ${ALL_RUST_SOURCES}
     COMMENT "Building ${FILE_CREATED_MESSAGE} with cargo"