diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 99d57a6ef0..72d1a94225 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ if test "$skip_meson" = no; then
   test "$pie" = no && meson_option_add -Db_pie=false
 
   # QEMU options
-  test "$rust" != "auto" && meson_option_add "-Drust=$rust"
+  test "$rust" != "disabled" && meson_option_add "-Drust=$rust"
   test "$cfi" != false && meson_option_add "-Dcfi=$cfi" "-Db_lto=$cfi"
   test "$docs" != auto && meson_option_add "-Ddocs=$docs"
   test -n "${LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE+xxx}" && meson_option_add "-Dfuzzing_engine=$LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE"
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5a5c230026..0ee4d7bb86 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -374,5 +374,5 @@ option('hexagon_idef_parser', type : 'boolean', value : true,
 option('x86_version', type : 'combo', choices : ['0', '1', '2', '3', '4'], value: '1',
        description: 'tweak required x86_64 architecture version beyond compiler default')
 
-option('rust', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
+option('rust', type: 'feature', value: 'disabled',
        description: 'Rust support')