diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/virtiofsd/build-static-virtiofsd.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/virtiofsd/build-static-virtiofsd.sh
index 4f4f05f0d8..6bad74ffb2 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/virtiofsd/build-static-virtiofsd.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/virtiofsd/build-static-virtiofsd.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ init_env() {
 			LIBC="gnu"
 			ARCH="powerpc64le"
 			ARCH_LIBC=${ARCH}-linux-${LIBC}
+			extra_rust_flags=""
 			;;
 		"s390x")
 			LIBC="gnu"