diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a926a375b..cab07944e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ scalar$X: scalar.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 $(LIB_FILE): $(LIB_OBJS)
 	$(QUIET_AR)$(RM) $@ && $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
 
-$(RUST_LIB): Cargo.toml $(RUST_SOURCES)
+$(RUST_LIB): Cargo.toml $(RUST_SOURCES) $(LIB_FILE)
 	$(QUIET_CARGO)cargo build $(CARGO_ARGS)
 
 .PHONY: rust
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3724b3a930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation: version 2 of the License, dated June 1991.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=.");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=git");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=z");
+}