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@@ -3852,6 +3852,23 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       Set the variable to "1" to prevent the default dependencies from
       being added.
 
+   :term:`INHIBIT_DEFAULT_RUST_DEPS`
+      Prevents the :ref:`ref-classes-rust` class from automatically adding
+      its default build-time dependencies.
+
+      When a recipe inherits the :ref:`ref-classes-rust` class, several
+      tools such as ``rust-native`` and ``${RUSTLIB_DEP}`` (only added when cross-compiling) are added
+      to :term:`DEPENDS` to support the ``rust`` build process.
+
+      To prevent the build system from adding these dependencies automatically,
+      set the :term:`INHIBIT_DEFAULT_RUST_DEPS` variable as follows::
+
+         INHIBIT_DEFAULT_RUST_DEPS = "1"
+
+      By default, the value of :term:`INHIBIT_DEFAULT_RUST_DEPS` is empty. Setting
+      it to "0" does not disable inhibition. Only the empty string will disable
+      inhibition.
+
    :term:`INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT`
       Prevents the OpenEmbedded build system from splitting out debug
       information during packaging. By default, the build system splits out