diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
index 441c6dfaf9c3..ce8217b403e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 , alsa-lib
 , graphene
 , protobuf
+, autoconf
+, automake
+, libtool
 , ...
 }:
 
@@ -85,8 +88,17 @@ in
   };
 
   evdev-sys = attrs: {
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
+      pkg-config
+    ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform.config != stdenv.hostPlatform.config) [
+      python3 autoconf automake libtool
+    ];
     buildInputs = [ libevdev ];
+
+    # This prevents libevdev's build.rs from trying to `git fetch` when HOST!=TARGET
+    prePatch = ''
+      touch libevdev/.git
+    '';
   };
 
   expat-sys = attrs: {