diff --git a/makefiles/cargo-targets.inc.mk b/makefiles/cargo-targets.inc.mk
index c12518bf28..4d56f79d5a 100644
--- a/makefiles/cargo-targets.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/cargo-targets.inc.mk
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ $(CARGO_LIB): $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C) $(BUILDDEPS) $(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS
 		($(COLOR_ECHO) \
 		'$(COLOR_RED)Error: No Rust libraries are installed for the board'"'"'s CPU.$(COLOR_RESET) Run\n    $(COLOR_GREEN)$$$(COLOR_RESET) rustup target add $(RUST_TARGET) $(patsubst %,--toolchain %,$(CARGO_CHANNEL))\nor set `CARGO_OPTIONS=-Zbuild-std=core`.'; \
 		exit 1)
-	$(Q)CC= CFLAGS= CPPFLAGS= CXXFLAGS= RIOT_COMPILE_COMMANDS_JSON="$(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS)" RIOT_USEMODULE="$(USEMODULE)" cargo $(patsubst +,,+${CARGO_CHANNEL}) build --target $(RUST_TARGET) `if [ x$(CARGO_PROFILE) = xrelease ]; then echo --release; else if [ x$(CARGO_PROFILE) '!=' xdebug ]; then echo "--profile $(CARGO_PROFILE)"; fi; fi` $(CARGO_OPTIONS)
 	$(Q)CC= CFLAGS= CPPFLAGS= CXXFLAGS= \
 		RIOT_COMPILE_COMMANDS_JSON="$(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS)" \
 		RIOT_USEMODULE="$(USEMODULE)" \
diff --git a/makefiles/info.inc.mk b/makefiles/info.inc.mk
index b392e5c77c..cc2e123423 100644
--- a/makefiles/info.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/info.inc.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         info-debug-variable-% info-toolchains-supported \
         check-toolchain-supported \
         info-programmers-supported \
+        info-rust \
         create-Makefile.ci \
         #
 
@@ -82,13 +83,16 @@ info-build:
 	@echo -e 'INCLUDES:$(patsubst %, \n\t%, $(INCLUDES))'
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'CC:      $(CC)'
-	@echo -e 'CFLAGS:$(patsubst %, \n\t%, $(CFLAGS))'
+	@echo 'CFLAGS:$(patsubst %, \n\t%, $(subst ','"'"',$(CFLAGS)))'
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'CXX:     $(CXX)'
 	@echo -e 'CXXUWFLAGS:$(patsubst %, \n\t%, $(CXXUWFLAGS))'
 	@echo -e 'CXXEXFLAGS:$(patsubst %, \n\t%, $(CXXEXFLAGS))'
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'RUST_TARGET: $(RUST_TARGET)'
+	@echo 'CARGO_CHANNEL: $(CARGO_CHANNEL)'
+	@echo 'CARGO_PROFILE: $(CARGO_PROFILE)'
+	@echo 'CARGO_OPTIONS: $(CARGO_OPTIONS)'
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'LINK:    $(LINK)'
 	@echo -e 'LINKFLAGS:$(patsubst %, \n\t%, $(LINKFLAGS))'
@@ -241,3 +245,7 @@ check-toolchain-supported:
 
 info-programmers-supported:
 	@echo $(sort $(PROGRAMMERS_SUPPORTED))
+
+info-rust:
+	cargo $(patsubst +,,+${CARGO_CHANNEL}) version
+	c2rust --version