diff --git a/rust/private/toolchain_utils.bzl b/rust/private/toolchain_utils.bzl
index 4fb2ae83e3..542aad41dd 100644
--- a/rust/private/toolchain_utils.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/toolchain_utils.bzl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def _toolchain_files_impl(ctx):
     )]
 
 toolchain_files = rule(
-    doc = "A rule for fetching files from a rust toolchain.",
+    doc = "A rule for fetching files from a rust toolchain for the exec platform.",
     implementation = _toolchain_files_impl,
     attrs = {
         "tool": attr.string(
@@ -95,3 +95,32 @@ current_rust_toolchain = rule(
         str(Label("@rules_rust//rust:toolchain_type")),
     ],
 )
+
+def _transition_to_target_impl(settings, attr):
+    return {
+        # String conversion is needed to prevent a crash with Bazel 6.x.
+        "//command_line_option:extra_execution_platforms": [
+            str(platform)
+            for platform in settings["//command_line_option:platforms"]
+        ],
+    }
+
+_transition_to_target = transition(
+    implementation = _transition_to_target_impl,
+    inputs = ["//command_line_option:platforms"],
+    outputs = ["//command_line_option:extra_execution_platforms"],
+)
+
+def _toolchain_files_for_target_impl(ctx):
+    return [ctx.attr.toolchain_files[0][DefaultInfo]]
+
+toolchain_files_for_target = rule(
+    doc = "A rule for fetching files from a rust toolchain for the target platform.",
+    implementation = _toolchain_files_for_target_impl,
+    attrs = {
+        "toolchain_files": attr.label(cfg = _transition_to_target, mandatory = True),
+        "_allowlist_function_transition": attr.label(
+            default = "@bazel_tools//tools/allowlists/function_transition_allowlist",
+        ),
+    },
+)
diff --git a/tools/rustfmt/BUILD.bazel b/tools/rustfmt/BUILD.bazel
index 691d29caac..b35b7ef5c2 100644
--- a/tools/rustfmt/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/rustfmt/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 load("//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_binary", "rust_clippy", "rust_library")
+load("//rust/private:toolchain_utils.bzl", "toolchain_files_for_target")
 load("//tools:tool_utils.bzl", "aspect_repository")
 
 exports_files(
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ exports_files(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
+toolchain_files_for_target(
+    name = "current_rustfmt_toolchain_for_target",
+    toolchain_files = "//rust/toolchain:current_rustfmt_toolchain",
+)
+
 rust_library(
     name = "rustfmt_lib",
     srcs = glob(
@@ -19,12 +25,12 @@ rust_library(
         ],
     ),
     data = [
+        ":current_rustfmt_toolchain_for_target",
         "//:rustfmt.toml",
-        "//rust/toolchain:current_rustfmt_toolchain",
     ],
     edition = "2018",
     rustc_env = {
-        "RUSTFMT": "$(rlocationpath //rust/toolchain:current_rustfmt_toolchain)",
+        "RUSTFMT": "$(rlocationpath :current_rustfmt_toolchain_for_target)",
         "RUSTFMT_CONFIG": "$(rlocationpath //:rustfmt.toml)",
     },
     deps = [
@@ -91,10 +97,10 @@ rust_binary(
     srcs = [
         "src/upstream_rustfmt_wrapper.rs",
     ],
-    data = ["//rust/toolchain:current_rustfmt_toolchain"],
+    data = [":current_rustfmt_toolchain_for_target"],
     edition = "2018",
     rustc_env = {
-        "RUSTFMT": "$(rlocationpath //rust/toolchain:current_rustfmt_toolchain)",
+        "RUSTFMT": "$(rlocationpath :current_rustfmt_toolchain_for_target)",
     },
     toolchains = ["@rules_rust//rust/toolchain:current_rust_toolchain"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],