diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8013304..a99ed19 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ endif
 cargo = find_program('cargo')
 cargo_env = environment()
 cargo_env.set('MESON_BUILD_ROOT', meson.project_build_root())
+meson.add_devenv(cargo_env)
 
 custom_target(
   'cargo-build',