diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 40fd294e72..b06117f738 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -644,7 +644,8 @@ config_data! {
         /// Aliased as `"checkOnSave.targets"`.
         check_targets | checkOnSave_targets | checkOnSave_target: Option<CheckOnSaveTargets> = None,
         /// Whether `--workspace` should be passed to `cargo check`.
-        /// If false, `-p <package>` will be passed instead.
+        /// If false, `-p <package>` will be passed instead if applicable. In case it is not, no
+        /// check will be performed.
         check_workspace: bool = true,
 
         /// These proc-macros will be ignored when trying to expand them.
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/notification.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/notification.rs
index 5e7262b14c..83c425bd71 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/notification.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/notification.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_did_save_text_document(
         if !state.config.check_on_save(Some(sr)) || run_flycheck(state, vfs_path) {
             return Ok(());
         }
-    } else if state.config.check_on_save(None) {
+    } else if state.config.check_on_save(None) && state.config.flycheck_workspace(None) {
         // No specific flycheck was triggered, so let's trigger all of them.
         for flycheck in state.flycheck.iter() {
             flycheck.restart_workspace(None);
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ fn run_flycheck(state: &mut GlobalState, vfs_path: VfsPath) -> bool {
     if let Some(file_id) = file_id {
         let world = state.snapshot();
         let source_root_id = world.analysis.source_root_id(file_id).ok();
+        let may_flycheck_workspace = state.config.flycheck_workspace(None);
         let mut updated = false;
         let task = move || -> std::result::Result<(), ide::Cancelled> {
             // Is the target binary? If so we let flycheck run only for the workspace that contains the crate.
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ fn run_flycheck(state: &mut GlobalState, vfs_path: VfsPath) -> bool {
                 }
             }
             // No specific flycheck was triggered, so let's trigger all of them.
-            if !updated {
+            if !updated && may_flycheck_workspace {
                 for flycheck in world.flycheck.iter() {
                     flycheck.restart_workspace(saved_file.clone());
                 }
@@ -432,8 +433,10 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_run_flycheck(
         }
     }
     // No specific flycheck was triggered, so let's trigger all of them.
-    for flycheck in state.flycheck.iter() {
-        flycheck.restart_workspace(None);
+    if state.config.flycheck_workspace(None) {
+        for flycheck in state.flycheck.iter() {
+            flycheck.restart_workspace(None);
+        }
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index 343910b52b..2101f6443e 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
         if self.is_quiescent() {
             let became_quiescent = !was_quiescent;
             if became_quiescent {
-                if self.config.check_on_save(None) {
+                if self.config.check_on_save(None) && self.config.flycheck_workspace(None) {
                     // Project has loaded properly, kick off initial flycheck
                     self.flycheck.iter().for_each(|flycheck| flycheck.restart_workspace(None));
                 }
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index 1195a85cf7..142aa22a70 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ Aliased as `"checkOnSave.targets"`.
 +
 --
 Whether `--workspace` should be passed to `cargo check`.
-If false, `-p <package>` will be passed instead.
+If false, `-p <package>` will be passed instead if applicable. In case it is not, no
+check will be performed.
 --
 [[rust-analyzer.completion.addSemicolonToUnit]]rust-analyzer.completion.addSemicolonToUnit (default: `true`)::
 +
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 469c1b458d..df97efaae7 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
                 "title": "check",
                 "properties": {
                     "rust-analyzer.check.workspace": {
-                        "markdownDescription": "Whether `--workspace` should be passed to `cargo check`.\nIf false, `-p <package>` will be passed instead.",
+                        "markdownDescription": "Whether `--workspace` should be passed to `cargo check`.\nIf false, `-p <package>` will be passed instead if applicable. In case it is not, no\ncheck will be performed.",
                         "default": true,
                         "type": "boolean"
                     }