diff --git a/recipes/relibc/recipe.sh b/recipes/relibc/recipe.sh
index 7518a071b..87f665e50 100644
--- a/recipes/relibc/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/relibc/recipe.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 GIT=https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/relibc.git
 
 function recipe_build {
-    make CARGO=xargo -j"$(nproc)"
+    make CARGO="env -u CARGO xargo" -j"$(nproc)"
     skip=1
 }
 
 function recipe_stage {
     dest="$(realpath $1)"
-    make CARGO=xargo DESTDIR="$dest" install
+    make CARGO="env -u CARGO xargo" DESTDIR="$dest" install
     skip=1
 }