diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4f9361a..8ff9816 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM rust:1.84-alpine AS chef
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM
 
+# the compiler will otherwise ask for aarch64-linux-musl-gcc
+ENV CC_aarch64_unknown_linux_musl=gcc
+ENV CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_MUSL_RUSTFLAGS="-Clink-self-contained=yes -Clinker=rust-lld"
+
 # Stupid workaound with tempfiles since environment variables
 # from RUN commands don't persist across stages
 RUN case $TARGETPLATFORM in \
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ COPY --from=planner /rustical/recipe.json recipe.json
 RUN cargo chef cook --release --target "$(cat /tmp/rust_target)"
 
 COPY . .
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=target cargo install --target $TARGET --path .
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=target cargo install --target "$(cat /tmp/rust_target)" --path .
 
 FROM scratch
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/cargo/bin/rustical /usr/local/bin/rustical