diff --git a/.github/workflows/make.yml b/.github/workflows/make.yml
index a74b7bf2314..6b5552087c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make.yml
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ name: make
 # spell-checker:ignore (abbrev/names) CACHEDIR taiki
 # spell-checker:ignore (env/flags) RUSTDOCFLAGS RUSTFLAGS CARGOFLAGS CLEVEL
 # spell-checker:ignore (jargon) deps softprops toolchain
-# spell-checker:ignore (people) dawidd dtolnay
+# spell-checker:ignore (people) dawidd
 # spell-checker:ignore (shell/tools) nextest sccache zstd
-# spell-checker:ignore (misc) aarch bindir busytest defconfig DESTDIR manpages multisize runtest Swatinem testsuite toybox uutils
+# spell-checker:ignore (misc) bindir busytest defconfig DESTDIR manpages multisize runtest Swatinem testsuite toybox uutils
 
 env:
   PROJECT_NAME: coreutils
   PROJECT_DESC: "Core universal (cross-platform) utilities"
   PROJECT_AUTH: "uutils"
-  RUST_MIN_SRV: "1.88.0"
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
   # * style job configuration
   STYLE_FAIL_ON_FAULT: true ## (bool) fail the build if a style job contains a fault (error or warning); may be overridden on a per-job basis
 
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write # Publish individual binaries
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.job.os }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -48,9 +46,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      with:
-        target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
     - uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
     # Test build on the system missing libselinux (don't install libselinux1-dev at here)
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           mv -T target target.cache
         fi
         # Check that we don't cross-build uudoc
-        env CARGO_BUILD_TARGET=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu make install-manpages PREFIX=/tmp/usr UTILS=true
+        env CARGO_BUILD_TARGET=invalid-unknown-linux-gnu make install-manpages PREFIX=/tmp/usr UTILS=true
         # We don't build coreutils without MULTICALL=y
         ! test -e target/debug/coreutils
         # build (host)
@@ -274,8 +269,6 @@ jobs:
   test_busybox:
     name: Tests/BusyBox test suite
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.job.os }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -360,8 +353,6 @@ jobs:
   test_toybox:
     name: Tests/Toybox test suite
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.job.os }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -379,9 +370,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
-      with:
-        toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_MIN_SRV }}
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
     - name: Run sccache-cache
       id: sccache-setup