diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index e4fe80f715..3f07cdeea7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -1063,7 +1063,6 @@ (define-public rust-bitflags-1
          (base32
           "14qnd5nq8p2almk79m4m8ydqhd413yaxsyjp5xd19g3mikzf47fg"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
-    (arguments '(#:skip-build? #t))
     (home-page "https://github.com/bitflags/bitflags")
     (synopsis "Macro to generate structures which behave like bitflags")
     (description "This package provides a macro to generate structures which