diff --git a/tools/cargo_package.py b/tools/cargo_package.py
index fe4ebcc1ed..152685d6bb 100755
--- a/tools/cargo_package.py
+++ b/tools/cargo_package.py
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ version = get_version(cargo_toml_path)
 def main():
     os.chdir(root_path)
 
-    run(["tools/build.py", "libdeno_static_lib", "--release"])
+    run([
+        "cargo", "build", "-vv", "--manifest-path", cargo_toml_path, "--lib",
+        "--release", "--locked"
+    ])
     assert (os.path.exists(lib_name))
 
     root_temp = mkdtemp()