diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca503db06..51a1d4923 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ add_custom_command(
     PREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
     LIBDIR=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}
     INCLUDEDIR=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR}
-    # ${CARGO} build --target-dir=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/target --release
-    sh -c "echo CARGO_BUILD_TARGET=\$CARGO_BUILD_TARGET && ${CARGO} build --target-dir=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/target --release"
+    ${CARGO} build --target-dir=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/target --release
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deltachat-jsonrpc-bindings
 )