diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 2bb1406a97d62..fd2219c5026fb 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -2129,8 +2129,7 @@ impl Config {
                 Some(Utf8PathBuf::from("target/rust-analyzer"))
             }
             TargetDirectory::UseSubdirectory(false) => None,
-            TargetDirectory::Directory(dir) if dir.is_relative() => Some(dir.clone()),
-            TargetDirectory::Directory(_) => None,
+            TargetDirectory::Directory(dir) => Some(dir.clone()),
         })
     }