diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 6819adba9..5d85847ab 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ outside of the `uefi-rs` repo.
   ```toml
   [toolchain]
   channel = "nightly"
-  components = ["rust-src"]
+
+  # Install the x86_64 UEFI target; aarch64 and i686 are also available.
+  targets = ["x86_64-unknown-uefi"]
   ```
 
 - Build the crate:
diff --git a/book/src/tutorial/building.md b/book/src/tutorial/building.md
index 9130a9dda..dcc76d30e 100644
--- a/book/src/tutorial/building.md
+++ b/book/src/tutorial/building.md
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 ## Nightly toolchain
 
 Rust's nightly toolchain is currently required because uefi-rs uses some
-unstable features. The [`build-std`] feature we use to build the
-standard libraries is also unstable.
+unstable features.
 
 The easiest way to set this up is using a [rustup toolchain file]. In
 the root of your repository, add `rust-toolchain.toml`:
@@ -12,51 +11,24 @@ the root of your repository, add `rust-toolchain.toml`:
 ```toml
 [toolchain]
 channel = "nightly"
-components = ["rust-src"]
+targets = ["x86_64-unknown-uefi"]
 ```
 
+Here we have specified the `x86_64-unknown-uefi` target; there are also
+`i686-unknown-uefi` and `aarch64-unknown-uefi` targets available.
+
 Note that nightly releases can sometimes break, so you might opt to pin
-to a specific release. For example, `channel = "nightly-2022-09-01"`.
+to a specific release. For example, `channel = "nightly-2022-11-10"`.
 
 ## Build the application
 
 Run this command to build the application:
 
 ```sh
-cargo build --target x86_64-unknown-uefi \
-    -Zbuild-std=core,alloc
+cargo build --target x86_64-unknown-uefi
 ```
 
 This will produce an x86-64 executable:
 `target/x86_64-unknown-uefi/debug/my-uefi-app.efi`.
 
-## Simplifying the build command
-
-The above build command is verbose and not easy to remember. With a bit
-of configuration we can simplify it a lot.
-
-Create a `.cargo` directory in the root of the project:
-
-```sh
-mkdir .cargo
-```
-
-Create `.cargo/config.toml` with these contents:
-
-```toml
-[build]
-target = "x86_64-unknown-uefi"
-
-[unstable]
-build-std = ["core", "alloc"]
-```
-
-Now you can build much more simply:
-
-```sh
-cargo build
-```
-
-[`build-std`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html#build-std
-[`rust-toolchain.toml`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/overrides.html#the-toolchain-file
-[rustup toolchain file]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/toolchains.html
+[rustup toolchain file]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/overrides.html#the-toolchain-file
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index bb0480f10..a96790bb0 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 [toolchain]
 channel = "nightly"
-
-# Install the `rust-src` component so that `-Zbuild-std` works. This in
-# addition to the components included in the default profile.
-components = ["rust-src"]
+targets = ["aarch64-unknown-uefi", "i686-unknown-uefi", "x86_64-unknown-uefi"]
diff --git a/template/.cargo/config.toml b/template/.cargo/config.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7317206c5..000000000
--- a/template/.cargo/config.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[unstable]
-build-std = ["core", "alloc"]
diff --git a/template/README.md b/template/README.md
index 4a3b1c417..dc75c6ac9 100644
--- a/template/README.md
+++ b/template/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ how to build and run a UEFI application developed using `uefi-rs`.
 
 ## File structure
 
-- [`.cargo/config`](./.cargo/config) sets some `build-std` options.
 - [`rust-toolchain.toml`](rust-toolchain.toml) sets the nightly channel.
 - [`Cargo.toml`](./Cargo.toml) shows the necessary dependencies.
 - [`src/main.rs`](./src/main.rs) has a minimal entry point that
diff --git a/template/rust-toolchain.toml b/template/rust-toolchain.toml
index f70d22540..a96790bb0 100644
--- a/template/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/template/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [toolchain]
 channel = "nightly"
-components = ["rust-src"]
+targets = ["aarch64-unknown-uefi", "i686-unknown-uefi", "x86_64-unknown-uefi"]
diff --git a/xtask/src/cargo.rs b/xtask/src/cargo.rs
index a689c6a17..2a9d3f99b 100644
--- a/xtask/src/cargo.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/cargo.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,19 @@ pub fn fix_nested_cargo_env(cmd: &mut Command) {
     cmd.env("PATH", sanitized_path(orig_path));
 }
 
+/// Check if the three UEFI targets are installed via rustup (only
+/// supported since nightly-2022-11-10).
+fn is_target_installed(target: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+    let output = Command::new("rustup")
+        .args(["target", "list", "--installed"])
+        .output()?;
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        bail!("failed to get installed targets");
+    }
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
+    Ok(stdout.lines().any(|x| x == target))
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Cargo {
     pub action: CargoAction,
@@ -218,7 +231,14 @@ impl Cargo {
         }
 
         if let Some(target) = self.target {
-            cmd.args(["--target", target.as_triple(), "-Zbuild-std=core,alloc"]);
+            cmd.args(["--target", target.as_triple()]);
+
+            // If the target is not installed, use build-std. Keep this
+            // around until our minimum-supported nightly version is at
+            // least 2022-11-10.
+            if !is_target_installed(target.as_triple())? {
+                cmd.args(["-Zbuild-std=core,alloc"]);
+            }
         }
 
         if self.packages.is_empty() {