diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 2825c8cfde3b..b6786ddc88a8 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ config RUST
 	depends on !GCC_PLUGINS
 	depends on !RANDSTRUCT
 	depends on !SHADOW_CALL_STACK
-	depends on !DEBUG_INFO_BTF || PAHOLE_HAS_LANG_EXCLUDE
+	depends on !DEBUG_INFO_BTF || (PAHOLE_HAS_LANG_EXCLUDE && !LTO)
 	help
 	  Enables Rust support in the kernel.