diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 27a0bec35..e7357bb4c 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
                  bindings
                  eshell-setup
                  haskell-setup
+                 rust-setup
                  ))
 
 (add-to-list 'load-path (concat user-emacs-directory "scripts"))
diff --git a/init/rust-setup.el b/init/rust-setup.el
index a4cf3c5a5..8eab1d9bd 100644
--- a/init/rust-setup.el
+++ b/init/rust-setup.el
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@
 
 ;; Ensure long compiler errors don't flow out of the screen (very annoying!)
 (add-hook 'cargo-process-mode-hook #'visual-line-mode)
+
+;; I don't use rustup and I'm not sure which derivation would normally place
+;; Rust sources in the nix-store, so I'll continue using my local Rust checkout.
+(setq racer-rust-src-path "~/source/rust")
+
+(provide 'rust-setup)