diff --git a/meta/classes/rust-common.bbclass b/meta/classes/rust-common.bbclass
index cb811ac5da..1c34d4c8b9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rust-common.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rust-common.bbclass
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FILES:${PN} += "${rustlibdir}/*.so"
 FILES:${PN}-dev += "${rustlibdir}/*.rlib ${rustlibdir}/*.rmeta"
 FILES:${PN}-dbg += "${rustlibdir}/.debug"
 
-RUSTLIB = "-L ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/rust"
+RUSTLIB ?= "-L ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/rust"
 RUST_DEBUG_REMAP = "--remap-path-prefix=${WORKDIR}=/usr/src/debug/${PN}/${EXTENDPE}${PV}-${PR}"
 RUSTFLAGS += "${RUSTLIB} ${RUST_DEBUG_REMAP}"
 RUSTLIB_DEP ?= "libstd-rs"