diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default.nix
index 087bc653aa3..2275a065594 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default.nix
@@ -116,9 +116,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
   installPhase = args.installPhase or ''
     runHook preInstall
     mkdir -p $out/bin
-    for f in $(find target/release -maxdepth 1 -type f); do
-      cp $f $out/bin
-    done;
+    find target/release -maxdepth 1 -executable -exec cp "{}" $out/bin \;
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 })