diff --git a/src/bootstrap/toolstate.rs b/src/bootstrap/toolstate.rs
index a6d9ef38e57..b5ebf835506 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/toolstate.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/toolstate.rs
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ use std::env;
 // Each cycle is 42 days long (6 weeks); the last week is 35..=42 then.
 const BETA_WEEK_START: u64 = 35;
 
-#[cfg(linux)]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 const OS: Option<&str> = Some("linux");
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
 const OS: Option<&str> = Some("windows");
 
-#[cfg(all(not(linux), not(windows)))]
+#[cfg(all(not(target_os = "linux"), not(windows)))]
 const OS: Option<&str> = None;
 
 type ToolstateData = HashMap<Box<str>, ToolState>;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ fn change_toolstate(
     let mut regressed = false;
     for repo_state in old_toolstate {
         let tool = &repo_state.tool;
-        let state = if cfg!(linux) {
+        let state = if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
             &repo_state.linux
         } else if cfg!(windows) {
             &repo_state.windows
diff --git a/src/ci/run.sh b/src/ci/run.sh
index 38d1d2baf25..73c3a964f53 100755
--- a/src/ci/run.sh
+++ b/src/ci/run.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ fi
 # FIXME: need a scheme for changing this `nightly` value to `beta` and `stable`
 #        either automatically or manually.
 export RUST_RELEASE_CHANNEL=nightly
+
+# Always set the release channel for bootstrap; this is normally not important (i.e., only dist
+# builds would seem to matter) but in practice bootstrap wants to know whether we're targeting
+# master, beta, or stable with a build to determine whether to run some checks (notably toolstate).
+RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --release-channel=$RUST_RELEASE_CHANNEL"
+
 if [ "$DEPLOY$DEPLOY_ALT" = "1" ]; then
-  RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --release-channel=$RUST_RELEASE_CHANNEL"
   RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --enable-llvm-static-stdcpp"
   RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set rust.remap-debuginfo"
   RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --debuginfo-level-std=1"