diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-sweep/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-sweep/default.nix
index 8e04ed2bc9f8..98b23c9d0e70 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-sweep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-sweep/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{
+  lib,
+  rustPlatform,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+}:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "cargo-sweep";
@@ -16,6 +20,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   checkFlags = [
     # Requires a rustup toolchain to be installed.
     "--skip check_toolchain_listing_on_multiple_projects"
+    # Does not work with a `--target` build in the environment
+    "--skip empty_project_output"
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
@@ -23,6 +29,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     mainProgram = "cargo-sweep";
     homepage = "https://github.com/holmgr/cargo-sweep";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ xrelkd matthiasbeyer ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+      xrelkd
+      matthiasbeyer
+    ];
   };
 }