diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 97d1623c11..5df9e149b5 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Build-Depends:
  rustc:native (<= 1.85.0~beta.999++)    <!pkg.rustc.dlstage0>,
  llvm-19-dev:native,
  llvm-19-tools:native,
- gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix:native [amd64] <!nowindows>,
- gcc-mingw-w64-i686-posix:native [i386] <!nowindows>,
+ gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix:native [amd64] <pkg.rustc.windows>,
+ gcc-mingw-w64-i686-posix:native [i386] <pkg.rustc.windows>,
  libllvm19 (>= 1:19.0.0),
  libclang-rt-19-dev:native,
  libclang-rt-19-dev,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Recommends:
  gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix [amd64],
  gcc-mingw-w64-i686-posix [i386],
-Build-Profiles: <!nowindows>
+Build-Profiles: <pkg.rustc.windows>
 Description: Rust standard libraries - development files
  Rust is a curly-brace, block-structured expression language.  It
  visually resembles the C language family, but differs significantly
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ Suggests:
  rust-doc (>= ${binary:Version}),
  rust-src (>= ${binary:Version}),
  libstd-rust-dev-wasm32 (>= ${binary:Version}),
- libstd-rust-dev-windows (>= ${binary:Version}),
 Description: Rust systems programming language - all developer tools
  Rust is a curly-brace, block-structured expression language.  It
  visually resembles the C language family, but differs significantly
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 1e56ff8aec..7f8212bdf9 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -155,16 +155,16 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring nowasm,$(DEB_BUILD_PROFILES)))
 endif
 
 WINDOWS_SUPPORT := amd64 i386
-BUILD_WINDOWS := true
-ifneq (,$(findstring nowindows,$(DEB_BUILD_PROFILES)))
-  BUILD_WINDOWS := false
+BUILD_WINDOWS := false
+ifneq (,$(findstring pkg.rustc.windows,$(DEB_BUILD_PROFILES)))
+  BUILD_WINDOWS := true
 endif
 ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH), $(WINDOWS_SUPPORT)))
   BUILD_WINDOWS := false
 else
   ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_BUILD_ARCH), $(WINDOWS_SUPPORT)))
     ifeq (true,$(BUILD_WINDOWS))
-      $(error cannot cross-compile from $(DEB_BUILD_ARCH) to $(DEB_HOST_ARCH), unless "nowindows" is in DEB_BUILD_PROFILES)
+      $(error cannot cross-compile from $(DEB_BUILD_ARCH) to $(DEB_HOST_ARCH) with "pkg.rustc.windows" in DEB_BUILD_PROFILES)
     endif
   endif
   ifeq (i386,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH))