diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index b8c89491d..b596dcc95 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ common:linux_x86_64_score_gcc_12_2_0_posix --extra_toolchains=@score_gcc_x86_64_
 common:linux_aarch64_score_gcc_12_2_0_posix --platforms=@score_bazel_platforms//:aarch64-linux-gcc_12.2.0-posix
 common:linux_aarch64_score_gcc_12_2_0_posix --extra_toolchains=@score_gcc_aarch64_toolchain//:aarch64-linux
 common:linux_aarch64_score_gcc_12_2_0_posix --extra_toolchains=@score_toolchains_rust//toolchains/ferrocene:ferrocene_aarch64_unknown_linux_gnu
+# The score aarch64 GCC toolchain is built without --enable-default-pie, so static libs are non-PIC.
+# -no-pie disables PIE; -lstdc++ links the C++ stdlib; -lgcc provides aarch64 outline atomic helpers
+# (__aarch64_ldadd4_acq_rel etc.) from the toolchain's libgcc.a (sysroot's libgcc_s.so lacks them).
+# ticket - https://github.com/eclipse-score/toolchains_rust/issues/27
+common:linux_aarch64_score_gcc_12_2_0_posix --@rules_rust//:extra_rustc_flags=-Clink-arg=-no-pie,-Clink-arg=-lgcc
 
 # In order to build for QNX, you need:
 # * An account on qnx.com
diff --git a/examples/.bazelrc b/examples/.bazelrc
index 4136f3964..e20c021ed 100644
--- a/examples/.bazelrc
+++ b/examples/.bazelrc
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ common --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
 common --@score_baselibs//score/json:base_library=nlohmann
 
 common --@score_communication//score/mw/com/flags:tracing_library=@score_baselibs//score/analysis/tracing/generic_trace_library/stub_implementation
+
+common --@rules_rust//:extra_rustc_flags=-Clink-arg=-no-pie,-Clink-arg=-lgcc
diff --git a/examples/MODULE.bazel b/examples/MODULE.bazel
index 8f9c26b3d..8454d4db5 100644
--- a/examples/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/MODULE.bazel
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ local_path_override(
 
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.1.5")
 bazel_dep(name = "score_baselibs", version = "0.2.6")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_rust", version = "0.68.1-score")
 
 # Only required to build the example, shall be replaceable with nearly every other C++ Toolchain setup
 bazel_dep(name = "score_bazel_platforms", version = "0.1.2", dev_dependency = True)