diff --git a/rust/Makefile b/rust/Makefile
index 3d85fc2fb..4b45b9c01 100644
--- a/rust/Makefile
+++ b/rust/Makefile
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=rust
 
-PKG_VERSION:=1.78.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.81.0
 
 PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=rustc-$(PKG_VERSION)-src.tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/
-PKG_HASH:=ff544823a5cb27f2738128577f1e7e00ee8f4c83f2a348781ae4fc355e91d5a9
+PKG_HASH:=872448febdff32e50c3c90a7e15f9bb2db131d13c588fe9071b0ed88837ccfa7
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/host/rustc-$(PKG_VERSION)-src
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Luca Barbato <lu_zero@luminem.org>
diff --git a/rust/rust-values.mk b/rust/rust-values.mk
index da9bf695e..82a350e71 100644
--- a/rust/rust-values.mk
+++ b/rust/rust-values.mk
@@ -103,3 +103,5 @@ 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)
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