diff --git a/common/build-helper/rust.sh b/common/build-helper/rust.sh
index 04838bed2b7..014d0e6e225 100644
--- a/common/build-helper/rust.sh
+++ b/common/build-helper/rust.sh
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ export GETTEXT_INCLUDE_DIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
 
 # libssh2-sys
 export LIBSSH2_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG=1 
+
+# sodium-sys
+export SODIUM_LIB_DIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
+export SODIUM_INC_DIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"