diff --git a/kde-apps/akonadi-search/akonadi-search-23.08.5.ebuild b/kde-apps/akonadi-search/akonadi-search-23.08.5.ebuild
index aa3e424f3d364..37015ad5a5465 100644
--- a/kde-apps/akonadi-search/akonadi-search-23.08.5.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/akonadi-search/akonadi-search-23.08.5.ebuild
@@ -47,3 +47,9 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 BDEPEND="
 	test? ( >=kde-apps/akonadi-${PVCUT}:5[tools] )
 "
+
+src_configure() {
+	# not packaged (bug 911819), but if present leads to rust shenanigans (bug 927072)
+	local mycmakeargs=( -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Corrosion=ON )
+	ecm_src_configure
+}
diff --git a/kde-apps/akonadi-search/akonadi-search-24.02.0-r1.ebuild b/kde-apps/akonadi-search/akonadi-search-24.02.0-r1.ebuild
index 78a02cae8be65..3df2375f757fe 100644
--- a/kde-apps/akonadi-search/akonadi-search-24.02.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/akonadi-search/akonadi-search-24.02.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 BDEPEND="
 	test? ( >=kde-apps/akonadi-${PVCUT}:6[tools] )
 "
+
+src_configure() {
+	# not packaged (bug 911819), but if present leads to rust shenanigans (bug 927072)
+	local mycmakeargs=( -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Corrosion=ON )
+	ecm_src_configure
+}