diff --git a/rust-version b/rust-version
index a7367c5c8..f100e4116 100644
--- a/rust-version
+++ b/rust-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4068bafedd8ba724e332a5221c06a6fa531a30d2
+b1b464d6f61ec8c4e609c1328106378c066a9729
diff --git a/src/tests/directives.md b/src/tests/directives.md
index 2c6cfeb0a..12ceef0c9 100644
--- a/src/tests/directives.md
+++ b/src/tests/directives.md
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ Some examples of `X` in `ignore-X` or `only-X`:
 The following directives will check rustc build settings and target
 settings:
 
-- `needs-asm-support` — ignores if it is running on a target that doesn't have
-  stable support for `asm!`
+- `needs-asm-support` — ignores if the **host** architecture doesn't have
+  stable support for `asm!`. For tests that cross-compile to explicit targets
+  via `--target`, use `needs-llvm-components` instead to ensure the appropriate
+  backend is available.
 - `needs-profiler-runtime` — ignores the test if the profiler runtime was not
   enabled for the target
   (`build.profiler = true` in rustc's `bootstrap.toml`)