diff --git a/xtask/src/arch.rs b/xtask/src/arch.rs
index 46ca7674d9..52c743eb6f 100644
--- a/xtask/src/arch.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/arch.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ pub enum Arch {
 impl Arch {
 	pub fn install(&self) -> Result<()> {
 		let sh = crate::sh()?;
+		let triple = self.triple();
+		cmd!(sh, "rustup target add {triple}").run()?;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	pub fn install_for_build(&self) -> Result<()> {
 		if self == &Self::X86_64 {
-			eprintln!("Installing target");
-			let triple = self.triple();
-			cmd!(sh, "rustup target add {triple}").run()?;
+			self.install()?;
 		}
 		Ok(())
 	}
diff --git a/xtask/src/build.rs b/xtask/src/build.rs
index e4afe179dc..24c3b22a2e 100644
--- a/xtask/src/build.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/build.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl Build {
 	pub fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
 		let sh = crate::sh()?;
 
-		self.cargo_build.artifact.arch.install()?;
+		self.cargo_build.artifact.arch.install_for_build()?;
 
 		eprintln!("Building kernel");
 		cmd!(sh, "cargo build")
diff --git a/xtask/src/clippy.rs b/xtask/src/clippy.rs
index 6b86a7e7c7..c8f0d13e6a 100644
--- a/xtask/src/clippy.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/clippy.rs
@@ -15,29 +15,32 @@ impl Clippy {
 		for target in [Arch::X86_64, Arch::Aarch64] {
 			target.install()?;
 
-			let target_args = target.cargo_args();
-			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy {target_args...}").run()?;
-			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy {target_args...}")
+			let triple = target.triple();
+			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy --target={triple}").run()?;
+			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy --target={triple}")
 				.arg("--no-default-features")
 				.run()?;
-			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy {target_args...}")
+			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy --target={triple}")
 				.arg("--no-default-features")
 				.arg("--features=acpi,fsgsbase,pci,smp,vga")
 				.run()?;
 			// TODO: Enable clippy for newlib
 			// https://github.com/hermit-os/kernel/issues/470
-			// cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy {target_args...}")
+			// cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy --target={triple}")
 			// 	.arg("--no-default-features")
 			// 	.arg("--features=acpi,fsgsbase,newlib,smp,vga")
 			// 	.run()?;
 		}
 
 		{
-			let target_args = Arch::Riscv64.cargo_args();
-			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy {target_args...}")
+			let target = Arch::Riscv64;
+			target.install()?;
+
+			let triple = target.triple();
+			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy --target={triple}")
 				.arg("--no-default-features")
 				.run()?;
-			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy {target_args...}")
+			cmd!(sh, "cargo clippy --target={triple}")
 				.arg("--no-default-features")
 				.arg("--features=smp,tcp")
 				.run()?;