diff --git a/rust/private/rustc.bzl b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
index d71c629dde..0f0efd3898 100644
--- a/rust/private/rustc.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
@@ -688,8 +688,10 @@ def establish_cc_info(ctx, crate_info, toolchain, cc_toolchain, feature_configur
         linker_inputs = depset([link_input]),
     )
 
-    cc_infos = [dep[CcInfo] for dep in ctx.attr.deps if CcInfo in dep]
-    cc_infos.append(CcInfo(linking_context = linking_context))
+    cc_infos = [ CcInfo(linking_context = linking_context) ]
+    for dep in ctx.attr.deps:
+      if CcInfo in dep:
+        cc_infos.append(dep[CcInfo])
 
     return [cc_common.merge_cc_infos(cc_infos = cc_infos)]
 
diff --git a/test/unit/interleaved_cc_info/interleaved_cc_info_test.bzl b/test/unit/interleaved_cc_info/interleaved_cc_info_test.bzl
index 67d37c60d3..324e6e909c 100644
--- a/test/unit/interleaved_cc_info/interleaved_cc_info_test.bzl
+++ b/test/unit/interleaved_cc_info/interleaved_cc_info_test.bzl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Unittests for rust rules."""
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:unittest.bzl", "analysistest", "asserts")
-load("//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_common", "rust_library")
+load("//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_library")
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
 
 def _interleaving_cc_link_order_test_impl(ctx):
@@ -25,15 +25,7 @@ def _interleaving_cc_link_order_test_impl(ctx):
 
 interleaving_cc_link_order_test = analysistest.make(_interleaving_cc_link_order_test_impl)
 
-def _interleaving_rust_link_order_test_impl(ctx):
-    env = analysistest.begin(ctx)
-    tut = analysistest.target_under_test(env)
-    dep_info = tut[rust_common.dep_info]
-    return analysistest.end(env)
-
-interleaving_rust_link_order_test = analysistest.make(_interleaving_rust_link_order_test_impl)
-
-def _interleaving_cc_link_order_test():
+def _interleaving_link_order_test():
     rust_library(
         name = "a",
         srcs = ["a.rs"],
@@ -65,23 +57,17 @@ def _interleaving_cc_link_order_test():
         target_under_test = ":a",
     )
 
-    interleaving_rust_link_order_test(
-        name = "interleaving_rust_link_order_test",
-        target_under_test = ":a",
-    )
-
 def interleaved_cc_info_test_suite(name):
     """Entry-point macro called from the BUILD file.
 
     Args:
         name: Name of the macro.
     """
-    _interleaving_cc_link_order_test()
+    _interleaving_link_order_test()
 
     native.test_suite(
         name = name,
         tests = [
             ":interleaving_cc_link_order_test",
-            ":interleaving_rust_link_order_test",
         ],
     )