diff --git a/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm b/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
index 90f4ab47c9..8f40470511 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
@@ -1037,7 +1037,8 @@ par compared to the rest.")
                  (apply (assoc-ref cargo:%standard-phases phase)
                         #:cargo-target #$(cargo-triplet)
                         args))
-               '(unpack-rust-crates
+               '(prepare-rust-crates
+                 unpack-rust-crates
                  configure
                  check-for-pregenerated-files
                  patch-cargo-checksums))))