--- a/config/rules.mk
+++ b/config/rules.mk
@@ -940,17 +940,17 @@ ifdef ASFILES
 	$(AS) $(ASOUTOPTION)$@ $(ASFLAGS) $($(notdir $<)_FLAGS) $(AS_DASH_C_FLAG) $(_VPATH_SRCS)
 endif
 
 ifdef MOZ_RUST
 # Assume any system libraries rustc links against are already
 # in the target's LIBS.
 $(RSOBJS):
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
-	$(RUSTC) $(RUSTFLAGS) --crate-type staticlib -o $(call mk_libname,$<) $(_VPATH_SRCS)
+	$(RUSTC) $(RUSTFLAGS) --crate-type staticlib --emit dep-info=$(MDDEPDIR)/$(call mk_libname,$<).pp,link=$(call mk_libname,$<) $(_VPATH_SRCS)
 endif
 
 $(SOBJS):
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
 	$(AS) -o $@ $(ASFLAGS) $($(notdir $<)_FLAGS) $(LOCAL_INCLUDES) $(TARGET_LOCAL_INCLUDES) -c $<
 
 $(CPPOBJS):
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)