diff --git a/recipes-core/time/time-rs_0.1.26.bb b/recipes-core/time/time-rs_0.1.26.bb
index 40c9a64..76ca2f5 100644
--- a/recipes-core/time/time-rs_0.1.26.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/time/time-rs_0.1.26.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ SRCREV = "32b212b877b836dbfdc97af5674d91672e70ecbd"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 do_compile () {
-	oe_compile_rust_lib
+	rm -rf time_helpers.o libtimehelpers.a
+	${CC} ${S}/src/time_helpers.c -fPIC -c -o time_helpers.o
+	${AR} rcs libtime_helpers.a time_helpers.o
+	oe_compile_rust_lib -L native=$PWD -l static=time_helpers
 }
 
 do_install () {