diff --git a/recipes/core/relibc/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/relibc/recipe.toml
index 7213c52da..ccc26a5d0 100644
--- a/recipes/core/relibc/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/relibc/recipe.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/relibc.git"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
-"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" CARGO="env -u CARGO cargo" -j"$($NPROC)" DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}" install
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" \
+    -C "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" \
+    -j"$($NPROC)" \
+    CARGO="env -u CARGO cargo" \
+    DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}" \
+    install
 """