diff --git a/dev-lang/rust-bin/rust-bin-1.86.0.ebuild b/dev-lang/rust-bin/rust-bin-1.86.0-r1.ebuild
similarity index 99%
rename from dev-lang/rust-bin/rust-bin-1.86.0.ebuild
rename to dev-lang/rust-bin/rust-bin-1.86.0-r1.ebuild
index 9f30d1dcc234c..d4f1a5db1a713 100644
--- a/dev-lang/rust-bin/rust-bin-1.86.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/rust-bin/rust-bin-1.86.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} != *9999* && ${PV} != *beta* ]] ; then
 fi
 
 LICENSE="|| ( MIT Apache-2.0 ) BSD BSD-1 BSD-2 BSD-4"
-SLOT="$(ver_cut 1-2)"
+SLOT="${PV%%_*}" # Beta releases get to share the same SLOT as the eventual stable
 IUSE="big-endian clippy cpu_flags_x86_sse2 doc prefix rust-analyzer rust-src rustfmt"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.86.0.ebuild b/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.86.0-r1.ebuild
similarity index 99%
rename from dev-lang/rust/rust-1.86.0.ebuild
rename to dev-lang/rust/rust-1.86.0-r1.ebuild
index 084e4f9e03f52..a5a82e00ca6af 100644
--- a/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.86.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.86.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ for _x in "${_ALL_RUST_EXPERIMENTAL_TARGETS[@]}"; do
 done
 
 LICENSE="|| ( MIT Apache-2.0 ) BSD BSD-1 BSD-2 BSD-4"
-SLOT="$(ver_cut 1-2)"
+SLOT="${PV%%_*}" # Beta releases get to share the same SLOT as the eventual stable
 
 IUSE="big-endian clippy cpu_flags_x86_sse2 debug dist doc llvm-libunwind lto rustfmt rust-analyzer rust-src +system-llvm test wasm ${ALL_LLVM_TARGETS[*]}"
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ src_install() {
 		# we need realpath on /usr/bin/* symlink return version-appended binary path.
 		# so /usr/bin/rustc should point to /usr/lib/rust/<ver>/bin/rustc-<ver>
 		# need to fix eselect-rust to remove this hack.
-		local ver_i="${i}-${SLOT}"
+		local ver_i="${i}-${PV%%_*}"
 		if [[ -f "${ED}/usr/lib/${PN}/${SLOT}/bin/${i}" ]]; then
 			einfo "Installing ${i} symlink"
 			ln -v "${ED}/usr/lib/${PN}/${SLOT}/bin/${i}" "${ED}/usr/lib/${PN}/${SLOT}/bin/${ver_i}" || die
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ src_install() {
 			ewarn "please report this"
 		fi
 		dosym "../lib/${PN}/${SLOT}/bin/${ver_i}" "/usr/bin/${ver_i}"
-		dosym "../lib/${PN}/${SLOT}/bin/${ver_i}" "/usr/bin/${i}-${PV%%_*}"
 	done
 
 	# symlinks to switch components to active rust in eselect
diff --git a/eclass/rust.eclass b/eclass/rust.eclass
index ae590284db336..a9ccfed4cf8f3 100644
--- a/eclass/rust.eclass
+++ b/eclass/rust.eclass
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fi
 # Definitive list of Rust slots and the associated LLVM slot, newest first.
 declare -A -g -r _RUST_LLVM_MAP=(
 	["9999"]=20
-	["1.86"]=19
+	["1.86.0"]=19
 	["1.85.1"]=19
 	["1.85.0"]=19
 	["1.84.1"]=19
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ declare -A -g -r _RUST_LLVM_MAP=(
 # this array is used to store the Rust slots in a more convenient order for iteration.
 declare -a -g -r _RUST_SLOTS_ORDERED=(
 	"9999"
-	"1.86"
+	"1.86.0"
 	"1.85.1"
 	"1.85.0"
 	"1.84.1"
diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.force b/profiles/base/package.use.force
index e5f1d455a6538..1b5b62934d84e 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use.force
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use.force
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ llvm-runtimes/libcxxabi clang
 #    echo "dev-lang/rust:${slot} llvm_slot_${_RUST_LLVM_MAP[${slot}]}"
 #    echo "dev-lang/rust-bin:${slot} llvm_slot_${_RUST_LLVM_MAP[${slot}]}"
 # done
-dev-lang/rust:1.86 llvm_slot_19
-dev-lang/rust-bin:1.86 llvm_slot_19
+dev-lang/rust:1.86.0 llvm_slot_19
+dev-lang/rust-bin:1.86.0 llvm_slot_19
 dev-lang/rust:1.85.1 llvm_slot_19
 dev-lang/rust-bin:1.85.1 llvm_slot_19
 dev-lang/rust:1.85.0 llvm_slot_19
diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index 46610944bf9cb..5b7aa92960524 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
 # Removal on 2025-05-09.  Bug #909900.
 app-text/nfoview
 
-# Arthur Zamarin <arthurzam@gentoo.org> (2025-04-04)
-# Temporary mask until handled the usage of shorter SLOT.
-# Bugs #953127, #953103.
-dev-lang/rust:1.86
-dev-lang/rust-bin:1.86
-
 # Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org> (2025-04-04)
 # Package is dead (last release in 1999).
 # Not relevant today: purpose is to not overload a very slow system with