diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index 6d66f90a28..83b0f84854 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -11925,7 +11925,7 @@ (define-public rust-winapi-0.2
         (sha256
          (base32
           "0yh816lh6lf56dpsgxy189c2ai1z3j8mw9si6izqb6wsjkbcjz8n"))))
-    (arguments '())))
+    (arguments '(#:skip-build? #t))))
 
 (define-public rust-winapi-build-0.1
   (package