diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c28c79f5a58..8f65c29f0f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Additional Check (for packaging)
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-        run: cargo check --no-default-features --features use-sodiumoxide
+        run: cargo check --profile ci-rust --no-default-features --features use-sodiumoxide
 
       - name: Test rust codebase
         if: steps.rust-changes.outputs.run == 'true'
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index c529cc2f35a..3cc127c46a9 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ def build():
     # native module and discard the rest !
 
     maturin_build_profile = "--profile=" + os.environ.get("CARGO_PROFILE", DEFAULT_CARGO_PROFILE)
-    maturin_build_features = os.environ.get("CARGO_EXTRA_ARGS", "")
+    maturin_build_extra_args = os.environ.get("CARGO_EXTRA_ARGS", "")
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as distdir:
         run(
-            f"maturin build {maturin_build_profile} {maturin_build_features} --interpreter {PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_PATH} --out {distdir}"
+            f"maturin build {maturin_build_profile} {maturin_build_extra_args} --interpreter {PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_PATH} --out {distdir}"
         )
 
         outputs = list(pathlib.Path(distdir).iterdir())