diff --git a/rust/compiler.go b/rust/compiler.go
index ef7fb8c..2600f4d 100644
--- a/rust/compiler.go
+++ b/rust/compiler.go
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@
 	panic("baseCompiler does not implement coverageOutputZipPath()")
 }
 
+func (compiler *baseCompiler) static() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 var _ compiler = (*baseCompiler)(nil)
 
 func (compiler *baseCompiler) inData() bool {
@@ -216,7 +220,15 @@
 				stdlib = stdlib + "_" + ctx.toolchain().RustTriple()
 			}
 
-			deps.Rustlibs = append(deps.Rustlibs, stdlib)
+			// For devices, we always link stdlibs in as dylibs except for ffi static libraries.
+			// (rustc does not support linking libstd as a dylib for ffi static libraries)
+			if ctx.Host() {
+				deps.Rustlibs = append(deps.Rustlibs, stdlib)
+			} else if ctx.RustModule().compiler.static() {
+				deps.Rlibs = append(deps.Rlibs, stdlib)
+			} else {
+				deps.Dylibs = append(deps.Dylibs, stdlib)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return deps