diff --git a/src/bootstrap/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
index 815498047fd5d..ccf340fe68ac4 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl Step for ToolBuild {
             _ => panic!("unexpected Mode for tool build")
         }
 
-        let cargo = prepare_tool_cargo(
+        let mut cargo = prepare_tool_cargo(
             builder,
             compiler,
             self.mode,
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ impl Step for ToolBuild {
             &self.extra_features,
         );
 
+        // Pass the --bin flags to tell Cargo that is should only build the tool binaries.
+        // If not, Cargo will build everything by default, including the deprecated clippy plugin
+        // that causes failure on cross-compiled platforms.
+        cargo.arg("--bin").arg(&tool);
+
         builder.info(&format!("Building stage{} tool {} ({})", compiler.stage, tool, target));
         let mut duplicates = Vec::new();
         let is_expected = compile::stream_cargo(builder, cargo, vec![], &mut |msg| {