diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep/default.nix
index 3fa202135f5..022f8bd25bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep/default.nix
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "1kfdgh8dra4jxgcdb0lln5wwrimz0dpp33bq3h7jgs8ngaq2a9wp";
 
-  cargoBuildFlags = lib.optional withPCRE2 "--features pcre2";
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ asciidoctor installShellFiles ]
     ++ lib.optional withPCRE2 pkg-config;
   buildInputs = lib.optional withPCRE2 pcre2
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Security;
 
+  buildFeatures = lib.optional withPCRE2 "pcre2";
+
   preFixup = ''
     installManPage $releaseDir/build/ripgrep-*/out/rg.1