diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index e50234a..3b41495 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cargo_bin = find_program('cargo')
 cargo_env = get_option('cargo_env')
 rustflags = []
 if get_option('flatpak') == false
-    cargo_env += [ 'CARGO_HOME=' + meson.project_build_root()  / 'cargo-home' ]
+    cargo_env += []
     cargo_opt  = []
 else
     cargo_opt  = [ '--features=skip-codegen' ]
Submodule subprojects/magpie contains modified content
diff --git a/subprojects/magpie/meson.build b/subprojects/magpie/meson.build
index 76b7495..99a24c9 100644
--- a/subprojects/magpie/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/magpie/meson.build
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ cargo_opt += ['--manifest-path', meson.project_source_root() / 'Cargo.toml']
 cargo_opt += ['--target-dir', meson.project_build_root() / 'src']
 
 cargo_env  = []
-cargo_env += ['CARGO_HOME=' + meson.project_build_root() / 'cargo-home']
+cargo_env += []
 
 rustflags = []
 cargo_features = []