diff --git a/build/moz.configure/toolchain.configure b/build/moz.configure/toolchain.configure
index 07b0113fdd39..611d5d52fe8c 100755
--- a/build/moz.configure/toolchain.configure
+++ b/build/moz.configure/toolchain.configure
@@ -1910,11 +1910,18 @@ def rust_compile_flags(opt_level, debug_rust, debug_symbols):
 # Rust incremental compilation
 # ==============================================================
 
+js_option('--disable-cargo-incremental',
+          help='Disable incremental rust compilation.')
 
-@depends(rustc_opt_level, debug_rust, 'MOZ_AUTOMATION', code_coverage)
-def cargo_incremental(opt_level, debug_rust, automation, code_coverage):
+@depends(rustc_opt_level, debug_rust, 'MOZ_AUTOMATION', code_coverage,
+         '--disable-cargo-incremental')
+def cargo_incremental(opt_level, debug_rust, automation, code_coverage,
+                      enabled):
     """Return a value for the CARGO_INCREMENTAL environment variable."""
 
+    if not enabled:
+        return '0'
+
     # We never want to use incremental compilation in automation.  sccache
     # handles our automation use case much better than incremental compilation
     # would.