diff --git a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
index 6367a12e410..b1688b85744 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
@@ -1767,9 +1767,9 @@ struct TomlTarget {
     doc: Option<bool>,
     plugin: Option<bool>,
     #[serde(rename = "proc-macro")]
-    proc_macro: Option<bool>,
+    proc_macro_raw: Option<bool>,
     #[serde(rename = "proc_macro")]
-    proc_macro2: Option<bool>,
+    proc_macro_raw2: Option<bool>,
     harness: Option<bool>,
     #[serde(rename = "required-features")]
     required_features: Option<Vec<String>>,
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ impl TomlTarget {
     }
 
     fn proc_macro(&self) -> Option<bool> {
-        self.proc_macro.or(self.proc_macro2).or_else(|| {
+        self.proc_macro_raw.or(self.proc_macro_raw2).or_else(|| {
             if let Some(types) = self.crate_types() {
                 if types.contains(&"proc-macro".to_string()) {
                     return Some(true);
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/toml/targets.rs b/src/cargo/util/toml/targets.rs
index b383adee102..a711acd556b 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/toml/targets.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/toml/targets.rs
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ fn configure(features: &Features, toml: &TomlTarget, target: &mut Target) -> Car
         .set_doctest(toml.doctest.unwrap_or_else(|| t2.doctested()))
         .set_benched(toml.bench.unwrap_or_else(|| t2.benched()))
         .set_harness(toml.harness.unwrap_or_else(|| t2.harness()))
-        .set_proc_macro(toml.proc_macro.unwrap_or_else(|| t2.proc_macro()))
+        .set_proc_macro(toml.proc_macro().unwrap_or_else(|| t2.proc_macro()))
         .set_for_host(match (toml.plugin, toml.proc_macro()) {
             (None, None) => t2.for_host(),
             (Some(true), _) | (_, Some(true)) => true,
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/proc_macro.rs b/tests/testsuite/proc_macro.rs
index be5d024e12d..f80c3eb1987 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/proc_macro.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/proc_macro.rs
@@ -470,3 +470,72 @@ fn proc_macro_extern_prelude() {
     p.cargo("test").run();
     p.cargo("doc").run();
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn proc_macro_built_once() {
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [workspace]
+                members = ['a', 'b']
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file(
+            "a/Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "a"
+                version = "0.1.0"
+
+                [build-dependencies]
+                the-macro = { path = '../the-macro' }
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("a/build.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .file("a/src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .file(
+            "b/Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "b"
+                version = "0.1.0"
+
+                [dependencies]
+                the-macro = { path = '../the-macro', features = ['a'] }
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("b/src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .file(
+            "the-macro/Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "the-macro"
+                version = "0.1.0"
+
+                [lib]
+                proc_macro = true
+
+                [features]
+                a = []
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("the-macro/src/lib.rs", "")
+        .build();
+    p.cargo("build -Zfeatures=all --verbose")
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
+        .with_stderr_unordered(
+            "\
+[COMPILING] the-macro [..]
+[RUNNING] `rustc --crate-name the_macro [..]`
+[COMPILING] b [..]
+[RUNNING] `rustc --crate-name b [..]`
+[COMPILING] a [..]
+[RUNNING] `rustc --crate-name build_script_build [..]`
+[RUNNING] `[..]build[..]script[..]build[..]`
+[RUNNING] `rustc --crate-name a [..]`
+[FINISHED] [..]
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+}