diff --git a/config/makefiles/rust.mk b/config/makefiles/rust.mk
index 4b36aa99bc29..524bc436fdf3 100644
--- a/config/makefiles/rust.mk
+++ b/config/makefiles/rust.mk
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ endif
 #
 #   $(call CARGO_BUILD)
 define CARGO_BUILD
-$(call RUN_CARGO,rustc$(if $(BUILDSTATUS), --timings))
+$(call RUN_CARGO,rustc$(if $(BUILDSTATUS), --timings)$(if $(findstring k,$(filter-out --%, $(MAKEFLAGS))), --keep-going))
 endef
 
 cargo_host_linker_env_var := CARGO_TARGET_$(call varize,$(RUST_HOST_TARGET))_LINKER