2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
index d2c65b740da..9acdcaeb517 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ fn create_synthetic_target(
     let mut cmd = Command::new(builder.rustc(compiler));
     cmd.arg("--target").arg(base.rustc_target_arg());
     cmd.args(["-Zunstable-options", "--print", "target-spec-json"]);
+
+    // If `rust.channel` is set to either beta or stable, rustc will complain that
+    // we cannot use nightly features. So `RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP` is needed here.
+    cmd.env("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP", "1");
+
     cmd.stdout(Stdio::piped());
 
     let output = cmd.spawn().unwrap().wait_with_output().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
index 331336b21ff..04728e2e00d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
@@ -1596,8 +1596,13 @@ NOTE: if you're sure you want to do this, please open an issue as to why. In the
         // NOTE: Only stage 1 is special cased because we need the rustc_private artifacts to match the
         // running compiler in stage 2 when plugins run.
         let stage_id = if suite == "ui-fulldeps" && compiler.stage == 1 {
-            compiler = builder.compiler(compiler.stage - 1, target);
-            format!("stage{}-{}", compiler.stage + 1, target)
+            // At stage 0 (stage - 1) we are using the beta compiler. Using `self.target` can lead finding
+            // an incorrect compiler path on cross-targets, as the stage 0 beta compiler is always equal
+            // to `build.build` in the configuration.
+            let build = builder.build.build;
+
+            compiler = builder.compiler(compiler.stage - 1, build);
+            format!("stage{}-{}", compiler.stage + 1, build)
         } else {
             format!("stage{}-{}", compiler.stage, target)
         };