diff --git a/scripts/cargo2android.py b/scripts/cargo2android.py
index 1c01fc80e..9dd5f90d0 100755
--- a/scripts/cargo2android.py
+++ b/scripts/cargo2android.py
@@ -483,8 +483,9 @@ class Crate(object):
     and where the package name does not match the emitted crate_name
     (e.g. [lib.name] is set).
     """
-    cargo_metadata = subprocess.run(['cargo', 'metadata', '--no-deps'],
-            cwd=os.path.abspath(self.cargo_dir), capture_output=True)
+    cargo_metadata = subprocess.run([self.runner.cargo_path, 'metadata', '--no-deps'],
+                                    cwd=os.path.abspath(self.cargo_dir),
+                                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     if cargo_metadata.returncode:
         self.errors += ('ERROR: unable to get cargo metadata for package version; ' +
                 'return code ' + cargo_metadata.returncode + '\n')