diff --git a/dev-util/bpf-linker/bpf-linker-0.9.14.ebuild b/dev-util/bpf-linker/bpf-linker-0.9.14.ebuild
index a60bf9f562ff3..0d7e51141450d 100644
--- a/dev-util/bpf-linker/bpf-linker-0.9.14.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/bpf-linker/bpf-linker-0.9.14.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ declare -A GIT_CRATES=(
 
 # https://crates.io/crates/llvm-sys#llvm-compatibility
 LLVM_COMPAT=( {20..21} )
-RUST_REQ_USE="llvm_targets_BPF(+)"
+RUST_REQ_USE="llvm_targets_BPF(+),rust-src"
 
 inherit cargo llvm-r2