diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/default.nix
index 44b9471784c..adabdd71a1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   targets ? [], targetToolchains ? [], targetPatches ? [] }:
 
 let
-  rustPlatform = recurseIntoAttrs (makeRustPlatform (callPackage ./bootstrap.nix {}) rustPlatform);
+  rustPlatform = recurseIntoAttrs (makeRustPlatform (callPackage ./bootstrap.nix {}));
 in
 
 rec {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0217c3451df..1f468d3e10b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5428,9 +5428,9 @@ in
 
   cargo = rust.cargo;
   rustc = rust.rustc;
-  rustPlatform = recurseIntoAttrs (makeRustPlatform rust rustPlatform);
+  rustPlatform = recurseIntoAttrs (makeRustPlatform rust);
 
-  makeRustPlatform = rust: self:
+  makeRustPlatform = rust: lib.fix (self:
     let
       callPackage = newScope self;
     in {
@@ -5441,7 +5441,7 @@ in
       buildRustPackage = callPackage ../build-support/rust {
         inherit rust;
       };
-    };
+    });
 
   rustfmt = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/rustfmt { };
   rustracer = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/racer { };