diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index a4884a3883..29dda88d72 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -5647,19 +5647,17 @@ (define-public rust-async-object-pool-0.1
 (define-public rust-async-once-cell-0.5
   (package
     (name "rust-async-once-cell")
-    (version "0.5.3")
+    (version "0.5.4")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (crate-uri "async-once-cell" version))
        (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1ss2ll9r92jiv4g0fdnwqggs3dn48sakij3fg0ba95dag077jf4k"))))
+        (base32 "0np3zj2yvk20ha4rk7sf8s0rngywhcykl1zgyb36flkq4qvzi222"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:cargo-test-flags       ; Skip the doctests.
-       '("--release" "--lib" "--bins" "--tests")
-       #:cargo-inputs (("rust-critical-section" ,rust-critical-section-1))))
+     `(#:cargo-inputs (("rust-critical-section" ,rust-critical-section-1))))
     (home-page "https://github.com/danieldg/async-once-cell")
     (synopsis "Async single assignment cells and lazy values")
     (description "This package provides async single assignment cells