diff --git a/crates/ra_project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs b/crates/ra_project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
index 31499b468d..59f46a2a05 100644
--- a/crates/ra_project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub struct CargoConfig {
     pub load_out_dirs_from_check: bool,
 
     /// rustc target
-    pub default_target: Option<String>,
+    pub target: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for CargoConfig {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl Default for CargoConfig {
             all_features: true,
             features: Vec::new(),
             load_out_dirs_from_check: false,
-            default_target: None,
+            target: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl CargoWorkspace {
         if let Some(parent) = cargo_toml.parent() {
             meta.current_dir(parent);
         }
-        if let Some(target) = cargo_features.default_target.as_ref() {
+        if let Some(target) = cargo_features.target.as_ref() {
             meta.other_options(&[String::from("--filter-platform"), target.clone()]);
         }
         let meta = meta.exec().with_context(|| {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 25404ef90f..4b2570d4db 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl Config {
         set(value, "/cargo/allFeatures", &mut self.cargo.all_features);
         set(value, "/cargo/features", &mut self.cargo.features);
         set(value, "/cargo/loadOutDirsFromCheck", &mut self.cargo.load_out_dirs_from_check);
-        set(value, "/cargo/defaultTarget", &mut self.cargo.default_target);
+        set(value, "/cargo/target", &mut self.cargo.target);
 
         match get(value, "/procMacro/enable") {
             Some(true) => {
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 775bdaf178..d363e9fbb1 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -237,13 +237,13 @@
                     "default": false,
                     "markdownDescription": "Run `cargo check` on startup to get the correct value for package OUT_DIRs"
                 },
-                "rust-analyzer.cargo.defaultTarget": {
+                "rust-analyzer.cargo.target": {
                     "type": [
                         "null",
                         "string"
                     ],
                     "default": null,
-                    "description": "Specify the default target"
+                    "description": "Specify the compilation target"
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.rustfmt.extraArgs": {
                     "type": "array",