diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
index 05d5320798fd..5716ea29e351 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ def _link_library(libname: str, static: bool, bundle: bool = False):
             # ... but then add rustc's sysroot to account for rustup
             # installations
             for rpath_arg in rpath_args:
-                args += ['-C', 'link-arg=' + rpath_arg + ':' + os.path.join(rustc.get_sysroot(), 'lib')]
+                args += ['-C', 'link-arg=' + rpath_arg + ':' + rustc.get_target_libdir()]
 
         proc_macro_dylib_path = None
         if getattr(target, 'rust_crate_type', '') == 'proc-macro':
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
index f09911db642c..02ac593842ad 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
@@ -142,11 +142,18 @@ def _native_static_libs(self, work_dir: str, source_name: str) -> None:
     def get_dependency_gen_args(self, outtarget: str, outfile: str) -> T.List[str]:
         return ['--dep-info', outfile]
 
+    @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
     def get_sysroot(self) -> str:
         cmd = self.get_exelist(ccache=False) + ['--print', 'sysroot']
         p, stdo, stde = Popen_safe_logged(cmd)
         return stdo.split('\n', maxsplit=1)[0]
 
+    @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+    def get_target_libdir(self) -> str:
+        cmd = self.get_exelist(ccache=False) + ['--print', 'target-libdir']
+        p, stdo, stde = Popen_safe_logged(cmd)
+        return stdo.split('\n', maxsplit=1)[0]
+
     @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
     def get_crt_static(self) -> bool:
         cmd = self.get_exelist(ccache=False) + ['--print', 'cfg']