diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 1f3ecd8d9..e438ea28b 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ fn build_and_zip_dylint_driver(
         "--locked",
         &target_dir,
         &manifest_arg,
-        "--no-self-update",
     ]);
 
     // There are generally problems with having a custom `rustc` wrapper, while