diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/eza/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/eza/package.py
index 321b4aab22e..71aaf04bb4d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/eza/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/eza/package.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Eza(CargoPackage):
     version("0.15.3", sha256="09093e565913104acb7a8eba974f8067c95566b6fbedf31138c9923a8cfde42f")
 
     depends_on("rust@1.70:", when="@0.15.3:")
+    depends_on("c", type="build")
 
     @run_after("install")
     def install_completions(self):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fd/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fd/package.py
index 59bb889fca5..bfb40c45704 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fd/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fd/package.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class Fd(CargoPackage):
     depends_on("rust@1.70:", type="build", when="@8.7.1:")
     depends_on("rust@1.77.2:", type="build", when="@10:")
 
+    depends_on("c", type="build")
+
     @run_after("install")
     def install_completions(self):
         fd = Executable(self.prefix.bin.fd)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hyperfine/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hyperfine/package.py
index ce795592319..5698a88c222 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hyperfine/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hyperfine/package.py
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ class Hyperfine(CargoPackage):
     depends_on("rust@1.64:", when="@1.16.0:")
     depends_on("rust@1.54:", when="@1.13.0:")
     depends_on("rust@1.46:", when="@1.12.0:")
+
+    depends_on("c", type="build")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lsd/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lsd/package.py
index c7d63d41ddb..29a302dc88a 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lsd/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lsd/package.py
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ class Lsd(CargoPackage):
     version("1.0.0", sha256="ab34e9c85bc77cfa42b43bfb54414200433a37419f3b1947d0e8cfbb4b7a6325")
 
     depends_on("rust@1.63:")
+    depends_on("c", type="build")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ripgrep/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ripgrep/package.py
index ee30a1420dc..9f945724797 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ripgrep/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ripgrep/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Ripgrep(CargoPackage):
     version("11.0.2", sha256="0983861279936ada8bc7a6d5d663d590ad34eb44a44c75c2d6ccd0ab33490055")
 
     depends_on("rust@1.72:", type="build", when="@14:")
+    depends_on("c", type="build")
 
     @run_after("install")
     def install_completions(self):