diff --git a/net-client/geopard/geopard-1.7.0.ebuild b/net-client/geopard/geopard-1.7.0.ebuild
index 6e4074639f..e85b1d7940 100644
--- a/net-client/geopard/geopard-1.7.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-client/geopard/geopard-1.7.0.ebuild
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ src_configure() {
 	meson_src_configure
 }
 
+src_compile() {
+	cargo_env meson_src_compile
+}
+
 src_test() {
 	# No meaningful tests
 	: