1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
index fcb78c479fa..b5946b44e05 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
@@ -599,6 +599,9 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
         if let Some(target_linker) = self.build.linker(target) {
             cargo.env("RUSTC_TARGET_LINKER", target_linker);
         }
+        if let Some(ref error_format) = self.config.rustc_error_format {
+            cargo.env("RUSTC_ERROR_FORMAT", error_format);
+        }
         if cmd != "build" && cmd != "check" {
             cargo.env("RUSTDOC_LIBDIR", self.rustc_libdir(self.compiler(2, self.build.build)));
         }