diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index a03eb49a01..21a6e53339 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_multirun", version = "0.9.0", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_ci_rules", version = "1.0.0", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.2.0", dev_dependency = True)
 
-# Rust toolchains to cross-compile the release artifacts for other Linux CPUs
-# from Linux x86_64; see dev/release_artifacts. They target musl, which Rust can
-# link statically with its bundled rust-lld, so no C cross toolchain is needed.
+# Rust toolchains to build the release artifacts for Linux from Linux x86_64;
+# see dev/release_artifacts. They target musl, which Rust can link statically
+# with its bundled rust-lld, so no C cross toolchain is needed.
 rust = use_extension(
     "@rules_rust//rust:extensions.bzl",
     "rust",
@@ -227,6 +227,15 @@ rust.repository_set(
     ],
     target_triple = "riscv64gc-unknown-linux-musl",
 )
+rust.repository_set(
+    name = "rust_release_linux",
+    target_compatible_with = [
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "//dev/platforms:musl",
+    ],
+    target_triple = "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
+)
 use_repo(
     rust,
     "rust_release_linux__aarch64-unknown-linux-musl__stable",
@@ -234,6 +243,7 @@ use_repo(
     "rust_release_linux__i686-unknown-linux-musl__stable",
     "rust_release_linux__powerpc64le-unknown-linux-musl__stable",
     "rust_release_linux__riscv64gc-unknown-linux-musl__stable",
+    "rust_release_linux__x86_64-unknown-linux-musl__stable",
 )
 
 # Registered here so that they take precedence over rules_rust's default
@@ -245,6 +255,7 @@ register_toolchains(
     "@rust_release_linux__i686-unknown-linux-musl__stable//:toolchain",
     "@rust_release_linux__powerpc64le-unknown-linux-musl__stable//:toolchain",
     "@rust_release_linux__riscv64gc-unknown-linux-musl__stable//:toolchain",
+    "@rust_release_linux__x86_64-unknown-linux-musl__stable//:toolchain",
     dev_dependency = True,
 )
 
diff --git a/dev/platforms/BUILD.bazel b/dev/platforms/BUILD.bazel
index 17f19cc357..590d30215d 100644
--- a/dev/platforms/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dev/platforms/BUILD.bazel
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ platform(
 )
 
 platform(
-    name = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    name = "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
     constraint_values = [
         "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
         "@platforms//os:linux",
+        ":musl",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/dev/release_artifacts/BUILD.bazel b/dev/release_artifacts/BUILD.bazel
index 26895e1190..54d26f4b83 100644
--- a/dev/release_artifacts/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dev/release_artifacts/BUILD.bazel
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cross_compiled_files(
             "//dev/platforms:i686-unknown-linux-musl",
             "//dev/platforms:powerpc64le-unknown-linux-musl",
             "//dev/platforms:riscv64gc-unknown-linux-musl",
-            "//dev/platforms:x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+            "//dev/platforms:x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
         ],
         ":is_macos_aarch64": ["//dev/platforms:x86_64-apple-darwin"],
         ":is_windows_x86_64": ["//dev/platforms:i686-pc-windows-msvc"],
diff --git a/dev/release_artifacts/release_files.bzl b/dev/release_artifacts/release_files.bzl
index e9604cd9a3..b91541df5b 100644
--- a/dev/release_artifacts/release_files.bzl
+++ b/dev/release_artifacts/release_files.bzl
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def release_files(name, srcs, **kwargs):
     machine's, without extra runtime libraries.
 
     The paths, one per line, are relative to the execroot, e.g.
-    `bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/dev/release_artifacts/foo-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu`.
+    `bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/dev/release_artifacts/foo-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl`.
     Paths of generated files also resolve from the workspace root through the
     `bazel-out` convenience symlink. This lets scripts find the files without
     running `bazel cquery`, which re-analyzes the build.
diff --git a/tests/workflows/release_artifacts_test.py b/tests/workflows/release_artifacts_test.py
index c503d7aa3b..cce70a4b63 100644
--- a/tests/workflows/release_artifacts_test.py
+++ b/tests/workflows/release_artifacts_test.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_generate_artifacts_manifest(tmp_path: Path):
     artifacts_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
     manifest_file = tmp_path / "artifacts_manifest.bzl"
 
-    linux_bin = artifacts_dir / "exe_zip_maker-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+    linux_bin = artifacts_dir / "exe_zip_maker-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
     linux_bin.write_bytes(b"linux-binary-contents")
     linux_sha = hashlib.sha256(b"linux-binary-contents").hexdigest()
 
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ def test_generate_artifacts_manifest(tmp_path: Path):
                         "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
                         "@platforms//os:linux",
                     ],
-                    "name": "exe_zip_maker_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu",
+                    "name": "exe_zip_maker_x86_64_unknown_linux_musl",
                     "sha256": linux_sha,
-                    "urls": [f"{base_url}/exe_zip_maker-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"],
+                    "urls": [f"{base_url}/exe_zip_maker-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"],
                 },
             ]
         }