diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2aa3f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Today, this repository only uses Rust for tests.  This
+# toplevel Cargo.toml helps tools like rust-analyzer understand
+# that this project contains Rust code.  We don't otherwise currently
+# use `cargo` for any part of the core build.
+[workspace]
+members = ["tests/inst"]
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b2588ad7..2f3cb53f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ GITIGNOREFILES = aclocal.m4 build-aux/ buildutil/*.m4 config.h.in gtk-doc.make
 # Generated by coreos-assembler build-fast and kola
 GITIGNOREFILES += fastbuild-*.qcow2 _kola_temp/
 
+# Rust stuff
+GITIGNOREFILES += target/ Cargo.lock
+
 SUBDIRS += .
 
 if ENABLE_GTK_DOC
diff --git a/tests/inst/.gitignore b/tests/inst/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c96eb1b..00000000
--- a/tests/inst/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-target/
-Cargo.lock
diff --git a/tests/kolainst/Makefile b/tests/kolainst/Makefile
index acfdc3b7..5dc18281 100644
--- a/tests/kolainst/Makefile
+++ b/tests/kolainst/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ all:
 install:
 	install -D -m 0644 -t $(KOLA_TESTDIR) $(LIBSCRIPTS)
 	for x in $(TESTDIRS); do rsync -rlv ./$${x} $(KOLA_TESTDIR)/; done
-	install -D -m 0755 -t $(KOLA_TESTDIR)/nondestructive-rs ../inst/target/release/ostree-test
+	install -D -m 0755 -t $(KOLA_TESTDIR)/nondestructive-rs ../../target/release/ostree-test
 	install -D -m 0644 destructive-stamp.ign $(KOLA_TESTDIR)/destructive-rs/config.ign
 	./install-wrappers.sh destructive-list.txt $(KOLA_TESTDIR)/destructive-rs