diff --git a/src/bin/repo.rs b/src/bin/repo.rs
index 45b9726ec..f05210459 100644
--- a/src/bin/repo.rs
+++ b/src/bin/repo.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ fn publish_packages(recipe_names: &Vec<CookRecipe>, repo_path: &PathBuf) -> anyh
     let repo_bin = env::current_exe()?.parent().unwrap().join("repo_builder");
     let mut command = Command::new(repo_bin);
     command
-        .arg(repo_path)
+        .arg(repo_path.join(redoxer::target()))
         .args(recipe_names.iter().filter_map(|n| {
             if !n.is_deps {
                 Some(n.name.as_str())
diff --git a/src/cook/package.rs b/src/cook/package.rs
index fa97817f1..058884f50 100644
--- a/src/cook/package.rs
+++ b/src/cook/package.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{collections::BTreeSet, env, path::Path};
+use std::{collections::BTreeSet, path::Path};
 
 use pkg::{Package, PackageName};
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn package_toml(
     let package = Package {
         name: name.clone(),
         version: package_version(recipe),
-        target: env::var("TARGET").map_err(|err| format!("failed to read TARGET: {:?}", err))?,
+        target: redoxer::target().to_string(),
         depends,
     };