diff --git a/lang/rust/rust-values.mk b/lang/rust/rust-values.mk
index d423d0a87f..035a4e0773 100644
--- a/lang/rust/rust-values.mk
+++ b/lang/rust/rust-values.mk
@@ -104,3 +104,5 @@ CARGO_PKG_CONFIG_VARS= \
 	TARGET_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(RUSTC_CFLAGS)"
 
 CARGO_PKG_PROFILE:=$(if $(CONFIG_DEBUG),dev,release)
+
+CARGO_RUSTFLAGS+=-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=$(TARGET_LINKER)