diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
index ca337aa9f4c..148b96181d1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl Step for Std {
     const DEFAULT: bool = true;
 
     fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
-        run.crate_or_deps("sysroot").path("library")
+        run.crate_or_deps("sysroot").path("library").alias("core")
     }
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
index 1e9f7cbd9b4..75edc8ff781 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
@@ -574,7 +574,10 @@ impl Step for Std {
 
     fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
         let builder = run.builder;
-        run.crate_or_deps("sysroot").path("library").default_condition(builder.config.docs)
+        run.crate_or_deps("sysroot")
+            .path("library")
+            .alias("core")
+            .default_condition(builder.config.docs)
     }
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/mod.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/mod.rs
index 2a95301c414..e9a31500ad1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/mod.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ struct CLIStepPath {
     will_be_executed: bool,
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+impl CLIStepPath {
+    fn will_be_executed(mut self, will_be_executed: bool) -> Self {
+        self.will_be_executed = will_be_executed;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 impl Debug for CLIStepPath {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}", self.path.display())
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
index 21694cf46fe..fd84c2667ee 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
@@ -108,13 +108,17 @@ fn test_intersection() {
     };
     let library_set = set(&["library/core", "library/alloc", "library/std"]);
     let mut command_paths = vec![
-        PathBuf::from("library/core"),
-        PathBuf::from("library/alloc"),
-        PathBuf::from("library/stdarch"),
+        CLIStepPath::from(PathBuf::from("library/core")),
+        CLIStepPath::from(PathBuf::from("library/alloc")),
+        CLIStepPath::from(PathBuf::from("library/stdarch")),
     ];
     let subset = library_set.intersection_removing_matches(&mut command_paths, Kind::Build);
     assert_eq!(subset, set(&["library/core", "library/alloc"]),);
-    assert_eq!(command_paths, vec![PathBuf::from("library/stdarch")]);
+    assert_eq!(command_paths, vec![
+        CLIStepPath::from(PathBuf::from("library/core")).will_be_executed(true),
+        CLIStepPath::from(PathBuf::from("library/alloc")).will_be_executed(true),
+        CLIStepPath::from(PathBuf::from("library/stdarch")).will_be_executed(false),
+    ]);
 }
 
 #[test]