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diff --git a/src/tools/rustc-std-workspace-alloc/Cargo.toml b/src/tools/rustc-std-workspace-alloc/Cargo.toml
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index 00000000000..98578914963
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+++ b/src/tools/rustc-std-workspace-alloc/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "rustc-std-workspace-alloc"
+version = "1.0.0"
+authors = ["Alex Crichton <alex@alexcrichton.com>"]
+license = 'MIT/Apache-2.0'
+description = """
+Hack for the compiler's own build system
+"""
+
+[lib]
+path = "lib.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+alloc = { path = "../../liballoc" }
diff --git a/src/tools/rustc-std-workspace-alloc/lib.rs b/src/tools/rustc-std-workspace-alloc/lib.rs
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index 00000000000..50294e6cbad
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+++ b/src/tools/rustc-std-workspace-alloc/lib.rs
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+#![feature(no_core, alloc)]
+#![no_core]
+
+// See rustc-std-workspace-core for why this crate is needed.
+
+// Rename the crate to avoid conflicting with the alloc module in liballoc.
+extern crate alloc as foo;
+
+pub use foo::*;