diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/rust.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/rust.lua
index b66dde9b..048eadab 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/rust.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/rust.lua
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ return {
                 "venv",
                 ".venv",
               },
+              -- Avoid Roots Scanned hanging, see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/issues/12613#issuecomment-2096386344
+              watcher = "client",
             },
           },
         },