diff --git a/tools/build.sh b/tools/build.sh
index e28a0efa..54996ab0 100755
--- a/tools/build.sh
+++ b/tools/build.sh
@@ -228,12 +228,13 @@ if [[ "${rustc_version}" == *"nightly"* ]] || [[ "${rustc_version}" == *"dev"* ]
     if [[ -z "${is_custom_toolchain}" ]]; then
         rustup ${pre_args[@]+"${pre_args[@]}"} component add rust-src &>/dev/null
     fi
-    # The latest syntax of -Z check-cfg requires 1.75.0-nightly.
+    # The latest syntax of cargo -Z check-cfg requires 1.75.0-nightly.
+    # rustc --check-cfg has been stabilized in 1.79.
     # We only check this on the recent nightly to avoid old clippy bugs.
     # shellcheck disable=SC2207
     if [[ "${rustc_minor_version}" -ge 79 ]] && [[ -n "${TESTS:-}" ]] && [[ -z "${TARGET_GROUP:-}" ]]; then
         build_scripts=(build.rs portable-atomic-util/build.rs)
-        check_cfg='-Z unstable-options --check-cfg=cfg(target_pointer_width,values("128")) --check-cfg=cfg(target_arch,values("xtensa")) --check-cfg=cfg(target_feature,values("lse2","lse128","rcpc3","quadword-atomics","fast-serialization","load-store-on-cond","distinct-ops","miscellaneous-extensions-3"))'
+        check_cfg='--check-cfg=cfg(target_pointer_width,values("128")) --check-cfg=cfg(target_arch,values("xtensa")) --check-cfg=cfg(target_feature,values("lse2","lse128","rcpc3","quadword-atomics","fast-serialization","load-store-on-cond","distinct-ops","miscellaneous-extensions-3"))'
         known_cfgs+=($(grep -E 'cargo:rustc-cfg=' "${build_scripts[@]}" | sed -E 's/^.*cargo:rustc-cfg=//; s/(=\\)?".*$//' | LC_ALL=C sort -u))
         # TODO: handle multi-line target_feature_if
         known_target_feature_values+=($(grep -E 'target_feature_if\("' "${build_scripts[@]}" | sed -E 's/^.*target_feature_if\(//; s/",.*$/"/' | LC_ALL=C sort -u))