diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default.nix
index f407ba25bf8..d7d03aae33e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
   installPhase = args.installPhase or ''
     runHook preInstall
     mkdir -p $out/bin
-    find target/release -maxdepth 1 -executable -exec cp "{}" $out/bin \;
+    find target/release -maxdepth 1 -executable -type f -exec cp "{}" $out/bin \;
     runHook postInstall
   '';