diff --git a/library/profiler_builtins/Cargo.toml b/library/profiler_builtins/Cargo.toml
index 5b10fb5a2bd3f..a3e4c52973b33 100644
--- a/library/profiler_builtins/Cargo.toml
+++ b/library/profiler_builtins/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ core = { path = "../core" }
 compiler_builtins = { version = "0.1.0", features = ['rustc-dep-of-std'] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0.97"
+# FIXME: updates past a certain point haven't been able to merge successfully.
+# See rust-lang/rust#130720.
+cc = "=1.0.99"