diff --git a/desktop/leftwm/README b/desktop/leftwm/README
index 6e667d29d5..0a09163aee 100644
--- a/desktop/leftwm/README
+++ b/desktop/leftwm/README
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ thing well: be a window manager. LeftWM follows the following mantra:
 LeftWM is not a compositor.
 LeftWM is not a lock screen.
 LeftWM is not a bar.
-To build this you need at least Rust version 1.59, use 
-extra/rust-for-mozilla version 1.60 or higher.
diff --git a/desktop/leftwm/leftwm.SlackBuild b/desktop/leftwm/leftwm.SlackBuild
index 9098f37170..d27a85272a 100644
--- a/desktop/leftwm/leftwm.SlackBuild
+++ b/desktop/leftwm/leftwm.SlackBuild
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
+export PATH="/opt/rust16/bin:$PATH"
+if [ -z "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ]; then
+  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/rust16/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX"
+else
+  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/rust16/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+fi
+
 CARGO_HOME=.cargo \
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
diff --git a/desktop/leftwm/leftwm.info b/desktop/leftwm/leftwm.info
index d459b3203c..be629992de 100644
--- a/desktop/leftwm/leftwm.info
+++ b/desktop/leftwm/leftwm.info
@@ -283,6 +283,6 @@ MD5SUM="66853e1ed5c9d07e139aa41024ac6ce2 \
         236543796b708fd01b4087696067a225"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="%README%"
+REQUIRES="rust16"
 MAINTAINER="Damian Perticone"
 EMAIL="mjolnirdam@gmail.com"