diff --git a/rust/private/rustc.bzl b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
index 466d787a2f..6f923e18fb 100644
--- a/rust/private/rustc.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ def rustc_compile_action(
         stamp = stamp,
     )
 
-    args, env = construct_arguments(
+    args, env_from_args = construct_arguments(
         ctx = ctx,
         attr = attr,
         file = ctx.file,
@@ -749,6 +749,9 @@ def rustc_compile_action(
         stamp = stamp,
     )
 
+    env = dict(ctx.configuration.default_shell_env)
+    env.update(env_from_args)
+
     if hasattr(attr, "version") and attr.version != "0.0.0":
         formatted_version = " v{}".format(attr.version)
     else: