diff --git a/modules/lang/rust/autoload.el b/modules/lang/rust/autoload.el
index 71f98665e..b52ddae2b 100644
--- a/modules/lang/rust/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/lang/rust/autoload.el
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@
 (defun +rust-cargo-project-p ()
   "Return t if this is a cargo project."
   (locate-dominating-file buffer-file-name "Cargo.toml"))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +rust-cargo-compile (command)
+  "TODO"
+  (let ((default-directory (+rust-cargo-project-p)))
+    (compile command)))
diff --git a/modules/lang/rust/config.el b/modules/lang/rust/config.el
index 502b0232e..1b8fceb9a 100644
--- a/modules/lang/rust/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/rust/config.el
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
   (map! :map rust-mode-map
         :localleader
         :prefix "b"
-        :desc "cargo build" "b" (λ! (compile "cargo build --color always"))
-        :desc "cargo check" "c" (λ! (compile "cargo check --color always"))
-        :desc "cargo run"   "r" (λ! (compile "cargo run --color always"))
-        :desc "cargo test"  "t" (λ! (compile "cargo test --color always"))))
+        :desc "cargo build" "b" (λ! (+rust-cargo-compile "cargo build --color always"))
+        :desc "cargo check" "c" (λ! (+rust-cargo-compile "cargo check --color always"))
+        :desc "cargo run"   "r" (λ! (+rust-cargo-compile "cargo run --color always"))
+        :desc "cargo test"  "t" (λ! (+rust-cargo-compile "cargo test --color always"))))
 
 
 (def-package! racer