diff --git a/build-aux/cargo.sh b/build-aux/cargo.sh
index caec9ac..3c37396 100644
--- a/build-aux/cargo.sh
+++ b/build-aux/cargo.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 export MESON_BUILD_ROOT="$1"
 export MESON_SOURCE_ROOT="$2"
 export CARGO_TARGET_DIR="$MESON_BUILD_ROOT"/target
-export CARGO_HOME="$CARGO_TARGET_DIR"/cargo-home
+export CARGO_HOME="$MESON_BUILD_ROOT"/cargo-home
 export OUTPUT="$3"
 export BUILDTYPE="$4"
 export APP_BIN="$5"