diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 07e915b1d..43c68d624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
           workspaces: ./rust
-      - run: rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      - run: sudo apt-get install -y musl-tools
       - run: cargo build --bin relay --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
 
   relay_smoke:
diff --git a/rust/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust/rust-toolchain.toml
index f15cd1c92..2989cbb2e 100644
--- a/rust/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [toolchain]
 channel = "1.70.0"
 components = ["rustfmt", "clippy"]
+targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"]