diff --git a/rust/bindings/lib.rs b/rust/bindings/lib.rs
index ad24c920b919..439ab88a5da1 100644
--- a/rust/bindings/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/bindings/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 #[allow(clippy::ptr_as_ptr)]
 #[allow(clippy::ref_as_ptr)]
 #[allow(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
-#[cfg_attr(CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_UNNECESSARY_TRANSMUTES, allow(unnecessary_transmutes))]
+#[cfg_attr(not(CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_UNNECESSARY_TRANSMUTES), allow(unknown_lints))]
+#[allow(unnecessary_transmutes)]
 #[cfg_attr(
     CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_SUSPICIOUS_RUNTIME_SYMBOL_DEFINITIONS,
     allow(suspicious_runtime_symbol_definitions)
diff --git a/rust/uapi/lib.rs b/rust/uapi/lib.rs
index 2df0340e63d1..003e6d4f7c4b 100644
--- a/rust/uapi/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/uapi/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     unreachable_pub,
     unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn
 )]
-#![cfg_attr(CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_UNNECESSARY_TRANSMUTES, allow(unnecessary_transmutes))]
+#![cfg_attr(not(CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_UNNECESSARY_TRANSMUTES), allow(unknown_lints))]
+#![allow(unnecessary_transmutes)]
 #![cfg_attr(
     CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_SUSPICIOUS_RUNTIME_SYMBOL_DEFINITIONS,
     allow(suspicious_runtime_symbol_definitions)