diff --git a/sys-libs/pkgcraft/pkgcraft-9999.ebuild b/sys-libs/pkgcraft/pkgcraft-9999.ebuild
index 5ef300f81b235..4ffc093050e70 100644
--- a/sys-libs/pkgcraft/pkgcraft-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/pkgcraft/pkgcraft-9999.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EAPI=8
 
 CRATES=" "
 
-RUST_MIN_VER="1.77.1"
+RUST_MIN_VER="1.85.0"
 
 inherit edo cargo flag-o-matic multiprocessing toolchain-funcs