diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b109ac..728db57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Changed
+
+- The file `.cargo/config` will be removed before starting the build 
+
 ## [0.6.1] - 2020-05-04
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/prepare.rs b/src/prepare.rs
index 52477e2..9b7fc04 100644
--- a/src/prepare.rs
+++ b/src/prepare.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::cmd::Command;
 use crate::{build::CratePatch, Crate, Toolchain, Workspace};
 use failure::{Error, Fail, ResultExt};
 use log::info;
+use std::fs::remove_file;
 use std::path::Path;
 use toml::{
     value::{Array, Table},
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ impl<'a> Prepare<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn prepare(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.krate.copy_source_to(self.workspace, self.source_dir)?;
         self.validate_manifest()?;
+        self.remove_cargo_config()?;
         self.tweak_toml()?;
         self.capture_lockfile(false)?;
         self.fetch_deps()?;
@@ -68,6 +70,15 @@ impl<'a> Prepare<'a> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn remove_cargo_config(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let path = self.source_dir.join(".cargo").join("config");
+        if path.exists() {
+            remove_file(path.clone())?;
+            info!("removed {}", path.as_path().display());
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn tweak_toml(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let path = self.source_dir.join("Cargo.toml");
         let mut tweaker = TomlTweaker::new(&self.krate, &path, &self.patches)?;
diff --git a/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/.cargo/config b/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/.cargo/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92be13f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/.cargo/config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[build]
+target = "invalid-test-target"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/Cargo.toml b/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8c40d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "cargo-config"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Tom Dohrmann <erbse.13@gmx.de>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/src/main.rs b/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/buildtest/crates/cargo-config/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}
diff --git a/tests/buildtest/mod.rs b/tests/buildtest/mod.rs
index 1adf5f7..668b440 100644
--- a/tests/buildtest/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/buildtest/mod.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ fn test_sandbox_oom() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_cargo_config() {
+    runner::run("cargo-config", |run| {
+        run.build(SandboxBuilder::new().enable_networking(false), |build| {
+            let storage = rustwide::logging::LogStorage::new(LevelFilter::Info);
+            rustwide::logging::capture(&storage, || -> Result<_, Error> {
+                build.cargo().args(&["run"]).run()?;
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
+            Ok(())
+        })?;
+        Ok(())
+    });
+}
+
 test_prepare_error!(
     test_missing_cargotoml,
     "missing-cargotoml",