diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
index 8f7195aba9a8c..68b42305fdcc8 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
@@ -1217,6 +1217,10 @@ impl Config {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn get_builder_toml(&self, build_name: &str) -> Result<TomlConfig, toml::de::Error> {
+        if self.dry_run() {
+            return Ok(TomlConfig::default());
+        }
+
         let builder_config_path =
             self.out.join(self.build.triple).join(build_name).join(BUILDER_CONFIG_FILENAME);
         Self::get_toml(&builder_config_path)