diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/cargo.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/cargo.nix
index fecf80a4485..46caabf3391 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/cargo.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/cargo.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   passthru.rustc = rustc;
 
+  # changes hash of vendor directory otherwise on aarch64
+  dontUpdateAutotoolsGnuConfigScripts = if stdenv.isAarch64 then "1" else null;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ cacert file curl python openssl cmake zlib makeWrapper libgit2 ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreFoundation libiconv ];