diff --git a/src/runtime/src/main.rs b/src/runtime/src/main.rs
index dd24e25..2abfae0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #![feature(alloc_error_handler)]
 #![feature(const_btree_new)]
 #![feature(panic_info_message)]
+#![feature(lang_items)]
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate alloc;
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ extern "C" {
     static __exceptions_start: u32;
 }
 
+// linker may complain about missing rust_eh_personality but it is unused
+#[lang = "eh_personality"]
+#[allow(unused)]
+pub fn dummy_personality() { }
+
 #[cfg(all(feature = "target_kasli_soc", has_virtual_leds))]
 async fn io_expanders_service(
     i2c_bus: RefCell<&mut libboard_zynq::i2c::I2c>,
diff --git a/src/satman/src/main.rs b/src/satman/src/main.rs
index 1d908e5..dced84c 100644
--- a/src/satman/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/satman/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![no_std]
 #![no_main]
-#![feature(alloc_error_handler, never_type, panic_info_message)]
+#![feature(alloc_error_handler, never_type, panic_info_message, lang_items)]
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ extern "C" {
     static __exceptions_start: u32;
 }
 
+// linker may complain about missing rust_eh_personality but it is unused
+#[lang = "eh_personality"]
+#[allow(unused)]
+pub fn dummy_personality() { }
+
 fn drtiosat_reset(reset: bool) {
     unsafe {
         csr::drtiosat::reset_write(if reset { 1 } else { 0 });