diff --git a/app-crypt/nitrocli/nitrocli-0.2.4.ebuild b/app-crypt/nitrocli/nitrocli-0.2.4.ebuild
index ff6f4c8d13991..8003f3ae49a4d 100644
--- a/app-crypt/nitrocli/nitrocli-0.2.4.ebuild
+++ b/app-crypt/nitrocli/nitrocli-0.2.4.ebuild
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="/usr/bin/nitrocli"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 
 	einstalldocs
 	doman "doc/nitrocli.1"
diff --git a/app-crypt/nitrocli/nitrocli-0.3.0.ebuild b/app-crypt/nitrocli/nitrocli-0.3.0.ebuild
index 7f040b5669e2d..a39e5325f965f 100644
--- a/app-crypt/nitrocli/nitrocli-0.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-crypt/nitrocli/nitrocli-0.3.0.ebuild
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="/usr/bin/nitrocli"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 
 	einstalldocs
 	doman "doc/nitrocli.1"
diff --git a/app-misc/cargo-license/cargo-license-0.3.0.ebuild b/app-misc/cargo-license/cargo-license-0.3.0.ebuild
index dce7c3b9fee10..b159a850681cf 100644
--- a/app-misc/cargo-license/cargo-license-0.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/cargo-license/cargo-license-0.3.0.ebuild
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="/usr/bin/cargo-license"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/app-misc/rpick/rpick-0.4.0.ebuild b/app-misc/rpick/rpick-0.4.0.ebuild
index 70cd73d6a23b9..4f9ccd1a476e0 100644
--- a/app-misc/rpick/rpick-0.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/rpick/rpick-0.4.0.ebuild
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ DOCS=( CHANGELOG.md README.md )
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/bin/rpick"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/app-misc/rpick/rpick-0.5.0.ebuild b/app-misc/rpick/rpick-0.5.0.ebuild
index c11bb5b083d00..eb0b0d6af035c 100644
--- a/app-misc/rpick/rpick-0.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/rpick/rpick-0.5.0.ebuild
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ DOCS=( CHANGELOG.md README.md )
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/bin/rpick"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.5.4.ebuild b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.5.4.ebuild
index ea4eeca24d460..a5f5292682dbb 100644
--- a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.5.4.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.5.4.ebuild
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/bin/sk"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	dodoc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 
 	use tmux && dobin bin/sk-tmux
diff --git a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.5.5.ebuild b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.5.5.ebuild
index 37e18dab525f3..3c47ec961a96e 100644
--- a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.5.5.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.5.5.ebuild
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/bin/sk"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	dodoc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 
 	use tmux && dobin bin/sk-tmux
diff --git a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.4.ebuild b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.4.ebuild
index 7eab30978e945..8c683ced2c757 100644
--- a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.4.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.4.ebuild
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ src_install() {
 	# prevent cargo_src_install() blowing up on man installation
 	mv man manpages || die
 
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	dodoc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 	doman manpages/man1/*
 
diff --git a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.6.ebuild b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.6.ebuild
index 406e8b4abca63..ae934bd00fd68 100644
--- a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.6.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.6.ebuild
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ src_install() {
 	# prevent cargo_src_install() blowing up on man installation
 	mv man manpages || die
 
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	dodoc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 	doman manpages/man1/*
 
diff --git a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.7.ebuild b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.7.ebuild
index cc50f91bb4d33..d52d62ad9edad 100644
--- a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.7.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.7.ebuild
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ src_install() {
 	# prevent cargo_src_install() blowing up on man installation
 	mv man manpages || die
 
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	dodoc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 	doman manpages/man1/*
 
diff --git a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.8.ebuild b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.8.ebuild
index 0290b225d1de2..2ce7a1d1d13d9 100644
--- a/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.8.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/skim/skim-0.6.8.ebuild
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ src_install() {
 	# prevent cargo_src_install() blowing up on man installation
 	mv man manpages || die
 
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	dodoc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 	doman manpages/man1/*
 
diff --git a/app-shells/mcfly/mcfly-0.3.4.ebuild b/app-shells/mcfly/mcfly-0.3.4.ebuild
index 1ce9fc5247aee..282ad8132c064 100644
--- a/app-shells/mcfly/mcfly-0.3.4.ebuild
+++ b/app-shells/mcfly/mcfly-0.3.4.ebuild
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ DEPEND=""
 RDEPEND=""
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 
 	insinto "/usr/share/${PN}"
 	doins "${PN}.bash"
diff --git a/app-text/fblog/fblog-1.3.1.ebuild b/app-text/fblog/fblog-1.3.1.ebuild
index f4b44651c603c..c7194a216f997 100644
--- a/app-text/fblog/fblog-1.3.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-text/fblog/fblog-1.3.1.ebuild
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ DOCS=( README.org sample.json.log )
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="/usr/bin/fblog"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.23.0.ebuild b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.23.0.ebuild
index 360f71e835a78..52eba65bc4912 100644
--- a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.23.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.23.0.ebuild
@@ -184,6 +184,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
 src_install(){
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.24.0.ebuild b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.24.0.ebuild
index ac198d100457d..131d1816df0a7 100644
--- a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.24.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.24.0.ebuild
@@ -176,6 +176,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
 src_install(){
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.25.0.ebuild b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.25.0.ebuild
index cb4b4eb835f93..c291745eb4736 100644
--- a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.25.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.25.0.ebuild
@@ -177,6 +177,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
 src_install(){
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.26.0.ebuild b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.26.0.ebuild
index 6e53a2e0be210..94af6ea62fc43 100644
--- a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.26.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.26.0.ebuild
@@ -181,6 +181,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
 src_install(){
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.27.0.ebuild b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.27.0.ebuild
index e0917ba37b573..cdcc8337e70c8 100644
--- a/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.27.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/cargo-tree/cargo-tree-0.27.0.ebuild
@@ -183,6 +183,6 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 "
 
 src_install(){
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.10.ebuild b/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.10.ebuild
index 09322dc521cc3..79d25139c158d 100644
--- a/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.10.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.10.ebuild
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ src_compile(){
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=. ${myfeatures:+--features "${myfeatures[*]}"} --no-default-features
+	cargo_src_install ${myfeatures:+--features "${myfeatures[*]}"} --no-default-features
 
 	keepdir /etc/sccache
 
diff --git a/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.8-r2.ebuild b/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.8-r2.ebuild
index 21a6f2c2688f3..3cec993ae5e8e 100644
--- a/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.8-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.8-r2.ebuild
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ src_compile(){
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=. ${myfeatures:+--features "${myfeatures[*]}"} --no-default-features
+	cargo_src_install ${myfeatures:+--features "${myfeatures[*]}"} --no-default-features
 
 	keepdir /etc/sccache
 
diff --git a/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.9.ebuild b/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.9.ebuild
index d1941557a46d4..9995856c36289 100644
--- a/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.9.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/sccache/sccache-0.2.9.ebuild
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ src_compile(){
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=. ${myfeatures:+--features "${myfeatures[*]}"} --no-default-features
+	cargo_src_install ${myfeatures:+--features "${myfeatures[*]}"} --no-default-features
 
 	keepdir /etc/sccache
 
diff --git a/dev-util/wasmer/wasmer-0.11.0.ebuild b/dev-util/wasmer/wasmer-0.11.0.ebuild
index fbef79ddf28a3..336e379622d83 100644
--- a/dev-util/wasmer/wasmer-0.11.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/wasmer/wasmer-0.11.0.ebuild
@@ -191,6 +191,6 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/eclass/cargo.eclass b/eclass/cargo.eclass
index 13dd5c355fb3f..fb759f95903f2 100644
--- a/eclass/cargo.eclass
+++ b/eclass/cargo.eclass
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ IUSE="${IUSE} debug"
 ECARGO_HOME="${WORKDIR}/cargo_home"
 ECARGO_VENDOR="${ECARGO_HOME}/gentoo"
 
+# @ECLASS-VARIABLE: CARGO_INSTALL_PATH
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# Allows overriding the default cwd to run cargo install from
+: ${CARGO_INSTALL_PATH:=.}
+
 # @FUNCTION: cargo_crate_uris
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # Generates the URIs to put in SRC_URI to help fetch dependencies.
@@ -156,7 +161,8 @@ cargo_src_compile() {
 cargo_src_install() {
 	debug-print-function ${FUNCNAME} "$@"
 
-	cargo install -vv -j $(makeopts_jobs) --root="${ED}/usr" $(usex debug --debug "") "$@" \
+	cargo install -vv -j $(makeopts_jobs) --path ${CARGO_INSTALL_PATH} \
+		--root="${ED}/usr" $(usex debug --debug "") "$@" \
 		|| die "cargo install failed"
 	rm -f "${ED}/usr/.crates.toml"
 
diff --git a/media-video/rav1e/rav1e-9999.ebuild b/media-video/rav1e/rav1e-9999.ebuild
index 0136a727b3a04..131796f9e62c0 100644
--- a/media-video/rav1e/rav1e-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/rav1e/rav1e-9999.ebuild
@@ -32,7 +32,3 @@ src_unpack() {
 		cargo_live_src_unpack
 	fi
 }
-
-src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path .
-}
diff --git a/sys-apps/bat/bat-0.12.0.ebuild b/sys-apps/bat/bat-0.12.0.ebuild
index b64e6923594a0..e48ae145f2d07 100644
--- a/sys-apps/bat/bat-0.12.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/bat/bat-0.12.0.ebuild
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ DOCS=( README.md doc/alternatives.md )
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="/usr/bin/bat"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 	doman doc/bat.1
 	einstalldocs
 	insinto /usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/
diff --git a/sys-apps/exa/exa-0.9.0.ebuild b/sys-apps/exa/exa-0.9.0.ebuild
index 633657fe1c840..5ef9de3fb7b0e 100644
--- a/sys-apps/exa/exa-0.9.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/exa/exa-0.9.0.ebuild
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=./ $(usex git "" --no-default-features)
+	cargo_src_install $(usex git "" --no-default-features)
 
 	newbashcomp contrib/completions.bash exa
 
diff --git a/sys-apps/fd/fd-7.3.0-r1.ebuild b/sys-apps/fd/fd-7.3.0-r1.ebuild
index 3afbc07ff7606..66ffd10fadf64 100644
--- a/sys-apps/fd/fd-7.3.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/fd/fd-7.3.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=.
+	cargo_src_install
 
 	newbashcomp "${T}"/shell_completions/fd.bash fd
 	insinto /usr/share/zsh/site-functions
diff --git a/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.14.0.ebuild b/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.14.0.ebuild
index b7706acf02f5d..e8451f7063876 100644
--- a/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.14.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.14.0.ebuild
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ BDEPEND=">=virtual/rust-1.31.0"
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="/usr/bin/lsd"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path .
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.15.1.ebuild b/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.15.1.ebuild
index 25a04b987bfcd..4eb55bcbe8f03 100644
--- a/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.15.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.15.1.ebuild
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ BDEPEND=">=virtual/rust-1.31.0"
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="/usr/bin/lsd"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path .
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.16.0.ebuild b/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.16.0.ebuild
index 9e3d88dadba3f..4f51333bfcb85 100644
--- a/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.16.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/lsd/lsd-0.16.0.ebuild
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ BDEPEND=">=virtual/rust-1.31.0"
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="/usr/bin/lsd"
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path .
+	cargo_src_install
 	einstalldocs
 }
diff --git a/sys-apps/ripgrep/ripgrep-11.0.1.ebuild b/sys-apps/ripgrep/ripgrep-11.0.1.ebuild
index 7c2dbd8ad9fd5..bac0e66e22731 100644
--- a/sys-apps/ripgrep/ripgrep-11.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/ripgrep/ripgrep-11.0.1.ebuild
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=. $(usex pcre "--features pcre2" "")
+	cargo_src_install $(usex pcre "--features pcre2" "")
 
 	# hack to find/install generated files
 	# stamp file can be present in multiple dirs if we build additional features
diff --git a/sys-apps/ripgrep/ripgrep-11.0.2.ebuild b/sys-apps/ripgrep/ripgrep-11.0.2.ebuild
index 3d20e3a68a98c..fb7f5349baa87 100644
--- a/sys-apps/ripgrep/ripgrep-11.0.2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/ripgrep/ripgrep-11.0.2.ebuild
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=. $(usex pcre "--features pcre2" "")
+	cargo_src_install $(usex pcre "--features pcre2" "")
 
 	# hack to find/install generated files
 	# stamp file can be present in multiple dirs if we build additional features
diff --git a/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-0.3.3-r1.ebuild b/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-0.3.3-r1.ebuild
index 71741cd37be7b..20c79816962b7 100644
--- a/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-0.3.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-0.3.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -320,8 +320,10 @@ QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/bin/alacritty"
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${MY_PV}"
 
+CARGO_INSTALL_PATH="alacritty"
+
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=alacritty
+	cargo_src_install
 
 	newbashcomp extra/completions/alacritty.bash alacritty
 
diff --git a/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-0.4.0.ebuild b/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-0.4.0.ebuild
index 15df72e2bccb2..6fdd26ebf9462 100644
--- a/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-0.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-0.4.0.ebuild
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/bin/alacritty"
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${MY_PV}"
 
+CARGO_INSTALL_PATH="alacritty"
+
 src_unpack() {
 	if [[ "${PV}" == *9999* ]]; then
 		git-r3_src_unpack
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=alacritty --offline
+	cargo_src_install --offline
 
 	newbashcomp extra/completions/alacritty.bash alacritty
 
diff --git a/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-9999.ebuild b/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-9999.ebuild
index bf9813cb8faec..719e516f5db28 100644
--- a/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-terms/alacritty/alacritty-9999.ebuild
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/bin/alacritty"
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${MY_PV}"
 
+CARGO_INSTALL_PATH="alacritty"
+
 src_unpack() {
 	if [[ "${PV}" == *9999* ]]; then
 		git-r3_src_unpack
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ src_unpack() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	cargo_src_install --path=alacritty --offline
+	cargo_src_install --offline
 
 	newbashcomp extra/completions/alacritty.bash alacritty