diff --git a/examples/hello_rust/Makefile b/examples/hello_rust/Makefile
index 6a0b214fd..f96db90e5 100644
--- a/examples/hello_rust/Makefile
+++ b/examples/hello_rust/Makefile
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ MODULE    = $(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HELLO_RUST)
 
 MAINSRC = hello_rust_main.rs
 
+RUSTFLAGS += -C panic=abort
+
 include $(APPDIR)/Application.mk
diff --git a/examples/hello_rust/hello_rust_main.rs b/examples/hello_rust/hello_rust_main.rs
index 6d7aaa59e..3a276e94d 100644
--- a/examples/hello_rust/hello_rust_main.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_rust/hello_rust_main.rs
@@ -23,16 +23,35 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #![no_main]
+#![no_std]
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Uses
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Externs
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-extern "C"
-{
+extern "C" {
     pub fn printf(format: *const u8, ...) -> i32;
 }
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Panic handler (needed for [no_std] compilation)
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#[panic_handler]
+fn panic(_panic: &PanicInfo<'_>) -> ! {
+    loop {}
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -42,14 +61,12 @@ extern "C"
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn hello_rust_main(_argc: i32, _argv: *const *const u8) -> i32
-{
+pub extern "C" fn hello_rust_main(_argc: i32, _argv: *const *const u8) -> i32 {
     /* "Hello, Rust!!" using printf() from libc */
 
-    unsafe
-      {
+    unsafe {
         printf(b"Hello, Rust!!\n\0" as *const u8);
-      }
+    }
 
     /* exit with status 0 */