diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android.rs
index 2284fde41..127048242 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use tauri_mobile::{
 
 use super::{
   ensure_init, get_app,
-  init::{command as init_command, init_dot_cargo},
+  init::{command as init_command, configure_cargo},
   log_finished, read_options, setup_dev_config, CliOptions, Target as MobileTarget,
   MIN_DEVICE_MATCH_SCORE,
 };
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
index e475e96fe..f86276e8f 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{
-  delete_codegen_vars, ensure_init, env, init_dot_cargo, log_finished, open_and_wait, with_config,
+  configure_cargo, delete_codegen_vars, ensure_init, env, log_finished, open_and_wait, with_config,
   MobileTarget,
 };
 use crate::{
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel) -> Result<()> {
       ensure_init(config.project_dir(), MobileTarget::Android)?;
 
       let mut env = env()?;
-      init_dot_cargo(app, Some((&env, config)))?;
+      configure_cargo(app, Some((&mut env, config)))?;
 
       let open = options.open;
       run_build(options, config, &mut env, noise_level)?;
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android/dev.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android/dev.rs
index 402d8d2cd..802f637a9 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android/dev.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android/dev.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{
-  delete_codegen_vars, device_prompt, ensure_init, env, init_dot_cargo, open_and_wait,
+  configure_cargo, delete_codegen_vars, device_prompt, ensure_init, env, open_and_wait,
   setup_dev_config, with_config, MobileTarget,
 };
 use crate::{
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn run_dev(
   noise_level: NoiseLevel,
 ) -> Result<()> {
   setup_dev_config(&mut options.config)?;
-  let env = env()?;
+  let mut env = env()?;
   let device = if options.open {
     None
   } else {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ fn run_dev(
   let out_dir = bin_path.parent().unwrap();
   let _lock = flock::open_rw(out_dir.join("lock").with_extension("android"), "Android")?;
 
-  init_dot_cargo(app, Some((&env, config)))?;
+  configure_cargo(app, Some((&mut env, config)))?;
 
   // run an initial build to initialize plugins
   interface.build(interface_options)?;
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/init.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/init.rs
index dd9b97f7b..c6aeaba17 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/init.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/init.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,27 @@ pub fn command(target: Target, ci: bool, reinstall_deps: bool) -> Result<()> {
   Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn init_dot_cargo(app: &App, android: Option<(&AndroidEnv, &AndroidConfig)>) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn configure_cargo(
+  app: &App,
+  android: Option<(&mut AndroidEnv, &AndroidConfig)>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+  if let Some((env, config)) = android {
+    for target in AndroidTarget::all().values() {
+      let config = target.generate_cargo_config(config, env)?;
+      let target_var_name = target.triple.replace('-', "_").to_uppercase();
+      if let Some(linker) = config.linker {
+        env.base.insert_env_var(
+          format!("CARGO_TARGET_{target_var_name}_LINKER"),
+          linker.into(),
+        );
+      }
+      env.base.insert_env_var(
+        format!("CARGO_TARGET_{target_var_name}_RUSTFLAGS"),
+        config.rustflags.join(" ").into(),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   let mut dot_cargo = dot_cargo::DotCargo::load(app)?;
   // Mysteriously, builds that don't specify `--target` seem to fight over
   // the build cache with builds that use `--target`! This means that
@@ -47,15 +67,6 @@ pub fn init_dot_cargo(app: &App, android: Option<(&AndroidEnv, &AndroidConfig)>)
   // https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html#buildrustflags
   dot_cargo.set_default_target(util::host_target_triple()?);
 
-  if let Some((env, config)) = android {
-    for target in AndroidTarget::all().values() {
-      dot_cargo.insert_target(
-        target.triple.to_owned(),
-        target.generate_cargo_config(config, env)?,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   dot_cargo.write(app).map_err(Into::into)
 }
 
@@ -110,12 +121,11 @@ pub fn exec(
   let app = match target {
     // Generate Android Studio project
     Target::Android => match AndroidEnv::new() {
-      Ok(env) => {
+      Ok(_env) => {
         let (app, config, metadata) =
           super::android::get_config(Some(app), tauri_config_, &Default::default());
         map.insert("android", &config);
         super::android::project::gen(&config, &metadata, (handlebars, map), wrapper)?;
-        init_dot_cargo(&app, Some((&env, &config)))?;
         app
       }
       Err(err) => {
@@ -125,7 +135,6 @@ pub fn exec(
             err,
           )
           .print(wrapper);
-          init_dot_cargo(&app, None)?;
           app
         } else {
           return Err(err.into());
@@ -146,7 +155,6 @@ pub fn exec(
         non_interactive,
         reinstall_deps,
       )?;
-      init_dot_cargo(&app, None)?;
       app
     }
   };
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios.rs
index aed2ec3e3..20b49d45b 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use tauri_mobile::{
 
 use super::{
   ensure_init, env, get_app,
-  init::{command as init_command, init_dot_cargo},
+  init::{command as init_command, configure_cargo},
   log_finished, read_options, setup_dev_config, CliOptions, Target as MobileTarget,
   MIN_DEVICE_MATCH_SCORE,
 };
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
index c0b8c9484..c7091d7a6 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{
-  detect_target_ok, ensure_init, env, init_dot_cargo, log_finished, open_and_wait, with_config,
+  configure_cargo, detect_target_ok, ensure_init, env, log_finished, open_and_wait, with_config,
   MobileTarget,
 };
 use crate::{
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel) -> Result<()> {
       ensure_init(config.project_dir(), MobileTarget::Ios)?;
 
       let mut env = env()?;
-      init_dot_cargo(app, None)?;
+      configure_cargo(app, None)?;
 
       let open = options.open;
       run_build(options, config, &mut env, noise_level)?;
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/dev.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/dev.rs
index 7efb3699a..f45eb53fd 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/dev.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/dev.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{
-  device_prompt, ensure_init, env, init_dot_cargo, open_and_wait, setup_dev_config, with_config,
+  configure_cargo, device_prompt, ensure_init, env, open_and_wait, setup_dev_config, with_config,
   MobileTarget, APPLE_DEVELOPMENT_TEAM_ENV_VAR_NAME,
 };
 use crate::{
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn run_dev(
   let out_dir = bin_path.parent().unwrap();
   let _lock = flock::open_rw(&out_dir.join("lock").with_extension("ios"), "iOS")?;
 
-  init_dot_cargo(app, None)?;
+  configure_cargo(app, None)?;
 
   let open = options.open;
   let exit_on_panic = options.exit_on_panic;
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/mod.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/mod.rs
index d3d7eddd3..918c2b72f 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/mod.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/mod.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ fn env_vars() -> HashMap<String, OsString> {
     let k = k.to_string_lossy();
     if (k.starts_with("TAURI") && k != "TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY" && k != "TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD")
       || k.starts_with("WRY")
+      || k.starts_with("CARGO_")
       || k == "TMPDIR"
       || k == "PATH"
     {