diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/default.nix
index 31501e668c893..788f8e67da08a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/default.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ in
       bootRustPlatform = makeRustPlatform bootstrapRustPackages;
     in {
       # Packages suitable for build-time, e.g. `build.rs`-type stuff.
-      buildRustPackages = (selectRustPackage pkgsBuildHost).packages.stable // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
+      buildRustPackages = (selectRustPackage pkgsBuildHost).packages.stable // {
+        # Prevent `pkgs/top-level/release-attrpaths-superset.nix` from recursing more than one level here.
+        buildRustPackages = self.buildRustPackages // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
+      };
       # Analogous to stdenv
       rustPlatform = makeRustPlatform self.buildRustPackages;
       rustc-unwrapped = self.callPackage ./rustc.nix ({