diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c65b3e422..caf670f0c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,18 +60,7 @@ add_custom_target(
   fish ALL
   COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E
-      env ${VARS_FOR_CARGO}
-        ${Rust_CARGO}
-          build --bin fish
-          $<$<CONFIG:Release>:--release>
-          $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:--profile=release-with-debug>
-          --target ${Rust_CARGO_TARGET}
-          --no-default-features
-          --features=${FISH_CARGO_FEATURES}
-          ${CARGO_FLAGS}
-    &&
-    "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E
-      copy "${rust_target_dir}/${rust_profile}/fish" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+      copy "${FISH_RUST_BUILD_DIR}/${rust_profile}/fish" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
   WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
   USES_TERMINAL
 )
diff --git a/cmake/Rust.cmake b/cmake/Rust.cmake
index d99e621e4..4d6b47f2a 100644
--- a/cmake/Rust.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Rust.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include(FindRust)
 find_package(Rust REQUIRED)
 
-set(FISH_RUST_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cargo/build")
+set(FISH_RUST_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/target")
 
 if(DEFINED ASAN)
     list(APPEND CARGO_FLAGS "-Z" "build-std")
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ else()
     set(rust_target_dir "${FISH_RUST_BUILD_DIR}/${Rust_CARGO_HOST_TARGET}")
 endif()
 
-set(rust_profile $<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>,release-with-debug,release>>)
+set(rust_profile $<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,debug,release>)
 
 option(WITH_GETTEXT "Build with gettext localization support. Requires `msgfmt` to work." ON)
 # Enable gettext feature unless explicitly disabled.
