diff --git a/ale_linters/rust/rustc.vim b/ale_linters/rust/rustc.vim
index e792faa..3cd401b 100644
--- a/ale_linters/rust/rustc.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/rust/rustc.vim
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 " Author: Daniel Schemala <istjanichtzufassen@gmail.com>
 " Description: rustc for rust files
 
-function! ale_linters#rust#rustc#RustcCommand(buffer_number) abort
+call ale#Set('rust_rustc_options', '-Z no-trans')
+
+function! ale_linters#rust#rustc#RustcCommand(buffer) abort
     " Try to guess the library search path. If the project is managed by cargo,
     " it's usually <project root>/target/debug/deps/ or
     " <project root>/target/release/deps/
-    let l:cargo_file = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer_number, 'Cargo.toml')
+    let l:cargo_file = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, 'Cargo.toml')
 
     if l:cargo_file isnot# ''
-        let l:project_root = fnamemodify(l:cargo_file, ':h')
-        let l:dependencies = '-L ' . l:project_root . '/target/debug/deps -L ' .
-        \   l:project_root . '/target/release/deps'
+        let l:root = fnamemodify(l:cargo_file, ':h')
+        let l:dependencies = ' -L ' . ale#Escape(ale#path#GetAbsPath(l:root, 'target/debug/deps'))
+        \   . ' -L ' . ale#Escape(ale#path#GetAbsPath(l:root, 'target/release/deps'))
     else
         let l:dependencies = ''
     endif
 
-    return 'rustc --error-format=json -Z no-trans ' . l:dependencies . ' -'
+    let l:options = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'rust_rustc_options')
+
+    return 'rustc --error-format=json'
+    \   . (!empty(l:options) ? ' ' . l:options : '')
+    \   . l:dependencies . ' -'
 endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('rust', {
diff --git a/doc/ale-rust.txt b/doc/ale-rust.txt
index 64d5293..535f21d 100644
--- a/doc/ale-rust.txt
+++ b/doc/ale-rust.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ g:ale_rust_rls_toolchain                             *g:ale_rust_rls_toolchain*
 ===============================================================================
 rustc                                                          *ale-rust-rustc*
 
+
+g:ale_rust_rustc_options                             *g:ale_rust_rustc_options*
+                                                     *b:ale_rust_rustc_options*
+  Type: |String|
+  Default: `'-Z no-trans'`
+
+  The variable can be used to change the options passed to `rustc`.
+
+  `-Z no-trans` should only work with nightly builds of Rust. Be careful when
+  setting the options, as running `rustc` could execute code or generate
+  binary files.
+
+
 g:ale_rust_ignore_error_codes                   *g:ale_rust_ignore_error_codes*
                                                 *b:ale_rust_ignore_error_codes*
   Type: |List| of |String|s
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_rustc_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_rustc_command_callback.vader
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe46c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_rustc_command_callback.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Before:
+  Save g:ale_rust_rustc_options
+
+  unlet! g:ale_rust_rustc_options
+
+  runtime ale_linters/rust/rustc.vim
+  call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/command_callback')
+
+After:
+  Restore
+
+  unlet! b:ale_rust_rustc_options
+
+  call ale#test#RestoreDirectory()
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+Execute(The default command should be correct):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ 'rustc --error-format=json -Z no-trans -',
+  \ ale_linters#rust#rustc#RustcCommand(bufnr(''))
+
+Execute(The options should be configurable):
+  let b:ale_rust_rustc_options = '--foo'
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ 'rustc --error-format=json --foo -',
+  \ ale_linters#rust#rustc#RustcCommand(bufnr(''))
+
+Execute(Some default paths should be included when the project is a Cargo project):
+  call ale#test#SetFilename('cargo_paths/test.rs')
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ 'rustc --error-format=json -Z no-trans'
+  \   . ' -L ' . ale#Escape(ale#path#GetAbsPath(g:dir,  'cargo_paths/target/debug/deps'))
+  \   . ' -L ' . ale#Escape(ale#path#GetAbsPath(g:dir, 'cargo_paths/target/release/deps'))
+  \   . ' -',
+  \ ale_linters#rust#rustc#RustcCommand(bufnr(''))