diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 556fc2eeb6..3671367025 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ config_data! {
         cargo_allFeatures: bool          = "false",
         /// List of features to activate.
         cargo_features: Vec<String>      = "[]",
-        /// Run `cargo check` on startup to get the correct value for package
-        /// OUT_DIRs.
+        /// Run build scripts (`build.rs`) for more precise code analysis.
+        cargo_runBuildScripts |
         cargo_loadOutDirsFromCheck: bool = "false",
         /// Do not activate the `default` feature.
         cargo_noDefaultFeatures: bool    = "false",
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ config_data! {
         /// Whether to show `can't find Cargo.toml` error message.
         notifications_cargoTomlNotFound: bool      = "true",
 
-        /// Enable Proc macro support, `#rust-analyzer.cargo.loadOutDirsFromCheck#` must be
-        /// enabled.
+        /// Enable support for procedural macros, implies `#rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts#`.
         procMacro_enable: bool                     = "false",
         /// Internal config, path to proc-macro server executable (typically,
         /// this is rust-analyzer itself, but we override this in tests).
@@ -480,8 +479,8 @@ impl Config {
     pub fn cargo_autoreload(&self) -> bool {
         self.data.cargo_autoreload
     }
-    pub fn load_out_dirs_from_check(&self) -> bool {
-        self.data.cargo_loadOutDirsFromCheck
+    pub fn run_build_scripts(&self) -> bool {
+        self.data.cargo_runBuildScripts || self.data.procMacro_enable
     }
     pub fn cargo(&self) -> CargoConfig {
         let rustc_source = self.data.rustcSource.as_ref().map(|rustc_src| {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index 2829d5970e..f0cb309e47 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
                                 } else {
                                     assert_eq!(n_done, n_total);
                                     new_status = Status::Ready {
-                                        partial: self.config.load_out_dirs_from_check()
+                                        partial: self.config.run_build_scripts()
                                             && self.workspace_build_data.is_none()
                                             || config_version < self.vfs_config_version,
                                     };
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index c07efa3303..aa8504c3d5 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
         };
         change.set_crate_graph(crate_graph);
 
-        if self.config.load_out_dirs_from_check() && workspace_build_data.is_none() {
+        if self.config.run_build_scripts() && workspace_build_data.is_none() {
             let mut collector = BuildDataCollector::default();
             for ws in &workspaces {
                 ws.collect_build_data_configs(&mut collector);
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index f91e04c31d..1dbf2a611d 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
  Activate all available features (`--all-features`).
 [[rust-analyzer.cargo.features]]rust-analyzer.cargo.features (default: `[]`)::
  List of features to activate.
-[[rust-analyzer.cargo.loadOutDirsFromCheck]]rust-analyzer.cargo.loadOutDirsFromCheck (default: `false`)::
- Run `cargo check` on startup to get the correct value for package  OUT_DIRs.
+[[rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts]]rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts (default: `false`)::
+ Run build scripts (`build.rs`) for more precise code analysis.
 [[rust-analyzer.cargo.noDefaultFeatures]]rust-analyzer.cargo.noDefaultFeatures (default: `false`)::
  Do not activate the `default` feature.
 [[rust-analyzer.cargo.target]]rust-analyzer.cargo.target (default: `null`)::
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 [[rust-analyzer.notifications.cargoTomlNotFound]]rust-analyzer.notifications.cargoTomlNotFound (default: `true`)::
  Whether to show `can't find Cargo.toml` error message.
 [[rust-analyzer.procMacro.enable]]rust-analyzer.procMacro.enable (default: `false`)::
- Enable Proc macro support, `#rust-analyzer.cargo.loadOutDirsFromCheck#` must be  enabled.
+ Enable support for procedural macros, implies `#rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts#`.
 [[rust-analyzer.procMacro.server]]rust-analyzer.procMacro.server (default: `null`)::
  Internal config, path to proc-macro server executable (typically,  this is rust-analyzer itself, but we override this in tests).
 [[rust-analyzer.runnables.overrideCargo]]rust-analyzer.runnables.overrideCargo (default: `null`)::
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index e3e0ebff0f..1987364bc0 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@
                         "type": "string"
                     }
                 },
-                "rust-analyzer.cargo.loadOutDirsFromCheck": {
-                    "markdownDescription": "Run `cargo check` on startup to get the correct value for package OUT_DIRs.",
+                "rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts": {
+                    "markdownDescription": "Run build scripts (`build.rs`) for more precise code analysis.",
                     "default": false,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.procMacro.enable": {
-                    "markdownDescription": "Enable Proc macro support, `#rust-analyzer.cargo.loadOutDirsFromCheck#` must be enabled.",
+                    "markdownDescription": "Enable support for procedural macros, implies `#rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts#`.",
                     "default": false,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },