diff --git a/gnu/packages/rust.scm b/gnu/packages/rust.scm
index 074d9b0655..bdb8d5fa2a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/rust.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/rust.scm
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ (define* (nix-system->gnu-triplet-for-rust
     (_                (nix-system->gnu-triplet system))))
 
 
-(define* (rust-source version hash #:key (patches '()))
+(define* (rust-source-pre-1.32 version hash
+                               #:key
+                               (patches '())
+                               (patch-flags '("-p1")))
   (origin
     (method url-fetch)
     (uri (string-append "https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/"
@@ -78,16 +81,51 @@ (define* (rust-source version hash #:key (patches '()))
     (sha256 (base32 hash))
     (modules '((guix build utils)))
     (snippet '(begin (delete-file-recursively "src/llvm") #t))
-    (patches (map search-patch patches))))
+    (patches (map search-patch patches))
+    (patch-flags patch-flags)))
+
+(define* (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 base-rust version checksum
+                                             #:key
+                                             (patches '())
+                                             (patch-flags '("-p1")))
+  "Bootstrap rust VERSION with source checksum CHECKSUM patched with PATCHES using BASE-RUST.
+Specific to rust versions before 1.32."
+  (package
+    (inherit base-rust)
+    (version version)
+    (source
+     (rust-source-pre-1.32 version checksum #:patches patches #:patch-flags patch-flags))
+    (native-inputs
+     (alist-replace "cargo-bootstrap" (list base-rust "cargo")
+                    (alist-replace "rustc-bootstrap" (list base-rust)
+                                   (package-native-inputs base-rust))))))
+
+(define* (rust-source version hash
+                      #:key
+                      (patches '())
+                      (patch-flags '("-p1")))
+  (origin
+    (method url-fetch)
+    (uri (string-append "https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/"
+                        "rustc-" version "-src.tar.gz"))
+    (sha256 (base32 hash))
+    (modules '((guix build utils)))
+    (snippet '(begin (delete-file-recursively "src/llvm")
+                     (delete-file-recursively "vendor/jemalloc-sys/jemalloc")
+                     #t))
+    (patches (map search-patch patches))
+    (patch-flags patch-flags)))
 
 (define* (rust-bootstrapped-package base-rust version checksum
-                                    #:key (patches '()))
+                                    #:key
+                                    (patches '())
+                                    (patch-flags '("-p1")))
   "Bootstrap rust VERSION with source checksum CHECKSUM patched with PATCHES using BASE-RUST."
   (package
     (inherit base-rust)
     (version version)
     (source
-     (rust-source version checksum #:patches patches))
+     (rust-source version checksum #:patches patches #:patch-flags patch-flags))
     (native-inputs
      (alist-replace "cargo-bootstrap" (list base-rust "cargo")
                     (alist-replace "rustc-bootstrap" (list base-rust)
@@ -116,7 +154,7 @@ (define-public mrustc
          ("flex" ,flex)
          ;; Required for the libstd sources.
          ("rustc"
-          ,(rust-source "1.19.0" "0l8c14qsf42rmkqy92ahij4vf356dbyspxcips1aswpvad81y8qm"))))
+          ,(rust-source-pre-1.32 "1.19.0" "0l8c14qsf42rmkqy92ahij4vf356dbyspxcips1aswpvad81y8qm"))))
       (arguments
        `(#:test-target "local_tests"
          #:make-flags (list (string-append "LLVM_CONFIG="
@@ -189,7 +227,7 @@ (define rust-1.19
   (package
     (name "rust")
     (version "1.19.0")
-    (source (rust-source version "0l8c14qsf42rmkqy92ahij4vf356dbyspxcips1aswpvad81y8qm"
+    (source (rust-source-pre-1.32 version "0l8c14qsf42rmkqy92ahij4vf356dbyspxcips1aswpvad81y8qm"
             #:patches '("rust-1.19-mrustc.patch")))
     (outputs '("out" "cargo"))
     (properties '((timeout . 72000)               ;20 hours
@@ -425,7 +463,7 @@ (define rust-1.19
 
 (define-public rust-1.20
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.19 "1.20.0"
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.19 "1.20.0"
           "0542y4rnzlsrricai130mqyxl8r6rd991frb4qsnwb27yigqg91a")))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
@@ -570,7 +608,7 @@ (define-public rust-1.20
                    #t))))))))))
 
 (define-public rust-1.21
-  (let ((base-rust (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.20 "1.21.0"
+  (let ((base-rust (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.20 "1.21.0"
                     "1yj8lnxybjrybp00fqhxw8fpr641dh8wcn9mk44xjnsb4i1c21qp")))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
@@ -586,7 +624,7 @@ (define-public rust-1.21
                  #t)))))))))
 
 (define-public rust-1.22
-  (let ((base-rust (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.21 "1.22.1"
+  (let ((base-rust (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.21 "1.22.1"
                     "1lrzzp0nh7s61wgfs2h6ilaqi6iq89f1pd1yaf65l87bssyl4ylb")))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
@@ -602,7 +640,7 @@ (define-public rust-1.22
                  #t)))))))))
 
 (define-public rust-1.23
-  (let ((base-rust (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.22 "1.23.0"
+  (let ((base-rust (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.22 "1.23.0"
                     "14fb8vhjzsxlbi6yrn1r6fl5dlbdd1m92dn5zj5gmzfwf4w9ar3l")))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
@@ -621,8 +659,8 @@ (define-public rust-1.23
 
 (define-public rust-1.24
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.23 "1.24.1"
-                                    "1vv10x2h9kq7fxh2v01damdq8pvlp5acyh1kzcda9sfjx12kv99y")))
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.23 "1.24.1"
+          "1vv10x2h9kq7fxh2v01damdq8pvlp5acyh1kzcda9sfjx12kv99y")))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
       (arguments
@@ -643,7 +681,7 @@ (define-public rust-1.24
 ;;; Keep using llvm 3.9.1 until builds become determenistic
 (define-public rust-1.25
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.24 "1.25.0"
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.24 "1.25.0"
           "0baxjr99311lvwdq0s38bipbnj72pn6fgbk6lcq7j555xq53mxpf"
           #:patches '("rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"))))
     (package
@@ -674,7 +712,7 @@ (define-public rust-1.25
 
 (define-public rust-1.26
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.25 "1.26.2"
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.25 "1.26.2"
           "0047ais0fvmqvngqkdsxgrzhb0kljg8wy85b01kbbjc88hqcz7pv"
           #:patches '("rust-coresimd-doctest.patch"
                       "rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"))))
@@ -729,13 +767,13 @@ (define-public rust-1.26
 
 (define-public rust-1.27
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.26 "1.27.2"
-                                    "0pg1s37bhx9zqbynxyydq5j6q7kij9vxkcv8maz0m25prm88r0cs"
-                                    #:patches
-                                    '("rust-coresimd-doctest.patch"
-                                      "rust-bootstrap-stage0-test.patch"
-                                      "rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
-                                      "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.26 "1.27.2"
+          "0pg1s37bhx9zqbynxyydq5j6q7kij9vxkcv8maz0m25prm88r0cs"
+          #:patches
+          '("rust-coresimd-doctest.patch"
+            "rust-bootstrap-stage0-test.patch"
+            "rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
+            "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
       (arguments
@@ -758,13 +796,13 @@ (define-public rust-1.27
 
 (define-public rust-1.28
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.27 "1.28.0"
-                                    "11k4rn77bca2rikykkk9fmprrgjswd4x4kaq7fia08vgkir82nhx"
-                                    #:patches
-                                    '("rust-coresimd-doctest.patch"
-                                      "rust-bootstrap-stage0-test.patch"
-                                      "rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
-                                      "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.27 "1.28.0"
+          "11k4rn77bca2rikykkk9fmprrgjswd4x4kaq7fia08vgkir82nhx"
+          #:patches
+          '("rust-coresimd-doctest.patch"
+            "rust-bootstrap-stage0-test.patch"
+            "rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
+            "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
       (inputs
@@ -792,22 +830,22 @@ (define-public rust-1.28
 
 (define-public rust-1.29
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.28 "1.29.2"
-                                    "1jb787080z754caa2w3w1amsygs4qlzj9rs1vy64firfmabfg22h"
-                                    #:patches
-                                    '("rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
-                                      "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.28 "1.29.2"
+          "1jb787080z754caa2w3w1amsygs4qlzj9rs1vy64firfmabfg22h"
+          #:patches
+          '("rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
+            "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust))))
 
 (define-public rust-1.30
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.29 "1.30.1"
-                                    "0aavdc1lqv0cjzbqwl5n59yd0bqdlhn0zas61ljf38yrvc18k8rn"
-                                    #:patches
-                                    '("rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
-                                      "rust-1.30-gdb-llvm.patch"
-                                      "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.29 "1.30.1"
+          "0aavdc1lqv0cjzbqwl5n59yd0bqdlhn0zas61ljf38yrvc18k8rn"
+          #:patches
+          '("rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
+            "rust-1.30-gdb-llvm.patch"
+            "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
       (inputs
@@ -839,19 +877,16 @@ (define-public rust-1.30
                    ;; these for now
                    (("fn include") "#[ignore]\nfn include")
                    (("fn exclude") "#[ignore]\nfn exclude"))
-                   #t))
-             ;; Appears that this test isn't currently running and has been
-             ;; moved elsewhere, so the patch doesn't apply.
-             (delete 'disable-amd64-avx-test))))))))
+                   #t)))))))))
 
 (define-public rust
   (let ((base-rust
-         (rust-bootstrapped-package rust-1.30 "1.31.1"
-                                    "0sk84ff0cklybcp0jbbxcw7lk7mrm6kb6km5nzd6m64dy0igrlli"
-                                    #:patches
-                                    '("rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
-                                      "rust-1.30-gdb-llvm.patch"
-                                      "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
+         (rust-bootstrapped-package-pre-1.32 rust-1.30 "1.31.1"
+          "0sk84ff0cklybcp0jbbxcw7lk7mrm6kb6km5nzd6m64dy0igrlli"
+          #:patches
+          '("rust-1.25-accept-more-detailed-gdb-lines.patch"
+            "rust-1.30-gdb-llvm.patch"
+            "rust-reproducible-builds.patch"))))
     (package
       (inherit base-rust)
       (arguments