diff --git a/recipes-devtools/rust/rust.inc b/recipes-devtools/rust/rust.inc
index 3974d41..2e2efc7 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/rust/rust.inc
+++ b/recipes-devtools/rust/rust.inc
@@ -412,6 +412,13 @@ do_install_class-cross () {
 	rust_do_install
 }
 
+# using host-strip on target .so files generated by this recipie causes build errors.
+# for now, disable stripping.
+# A better (but more complex) approach would be to mimic gcc-runtime and build
+# the target.so files in a seperate .bb file.
+INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP_class-cross = "1"
+INHIBIT_SYSROOT_STRIP_class-cross = "1"
+
 ## }}}
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "cross native"