diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index c0fce8e9d..d58b10c2a 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,9 @@ enum Commands {
     /// and finally to PIL and generates fixed and witness columns.
     /// Needs `rustup target add riscv32imc-unknown-none-elf`.
     Rust {
-        /// Input file or directory.
+        /// Input file (rust source file) or directory (containing a crate).
         file: String,
 
-        /// Compile a full cargo crate with dependencies.
-        #[arg(long)]
-        #[arg(default_value_t = false)]
-        cargo: bool,
-
         /// Comma-separated list of free inputs (numbers).
         #[arg(short, long)]
         #[arg(default_value_t = String::new())]
@@ -126,14 +121,12 @@ fn main() {
     match command {
         Commands::Rust {
             file,
-            cargo,
             inputs,
             output_directory,
             force,
         } => {
             riscv::compile_rust(
                 &file,
-                cargo,
                 split_inputs(&inputs),
                 Path::new(&output_directory),
                 force,
diff --git a/riscv/src/lib.rs b/riscv/src/lib.rs
index fa393ef4d..d334b1f4a 100644
--- a/riscv/src/lib.rs
+++ b/riscv/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,21 +17,20 @@ pub mod parser;
 /// fixed and witness columns.
 pub fn compile_rust(
     file_name: &str,
-    full_crate: bool,
     inputs: Vec<FieldElement>,
     output_dir: &Path,
     force_overwrite: bool,
 ) {
-    let riscv_asm = if full_crate {
-        let cargo_toml = if file_name.ends_with("Cargo.toml") {
-            file_name.to_string()
-        } else {
-            format!("{file_name}/Cargo.toml")
-        };
-        compile_rust_crate_to_riscv_asm(&cargo_toml)
+    let riscv_asm = if file_name.ends_with("Cargo.toml") {
+        compile_rust_crate_to_riscv_asm(file_name)
+    } else if fs::metadata(file_name).unwrap().is_dir() {
+        compile_rust_crate_to_riscv_asm(&format!("{file_name}/Cargo.toml"))
     } else {
         compile_rust_to_riscv_asm(file_name)
     };
+    if !output_dir.exists() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(output_dir).unwrap()
+    }
     for (asm_file_name, contents) in &riscv_asm {
         let riscv_asm_file_name = output_dir.join(format!(
             "{}_riscv_{asm_file_name}.asm",