diff --git a/src/fontations/Cargo.toml b/src/fontations/Cargo.toml
index a1daa91f9..64b8fa8de 100644
--- a/src/fontations/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/fontations/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ path = "lib.rs"
 crate-type = ["staticlib"]
 
 [profile.release]
+strip = true
 lto = true
 panic = "abort"
 codegen-units = 1
@@ -20,3 +21,4 @@ codegen-units = 1
 inherits = "release"
 debug = true
 codegen-units = 16
+strip = false
diff --git a/src/fontations/meson.build b/src/fontations/meson.build
index 481db8e29..ad2b776af 100644
--- a/src/fontations/meson.build
+++ b/src/fontations/meson.build
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if buildtype == 'release' or buildtype == 'debugoptimized'
 else
   cargo_args = []
 endif
+cargo_args += ['-Z', 'build-std=std,panic_abort',
+               '-Z', 'build-std-features=panic_immediate_abort']
 
 harfbuzz_fontations = custom_target(
   'harfbuzz_fontations',