diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_types.h b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
index 4f2a819fd60a34..e466718fbb87d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF) && defined(CONFIG_PAHOLE_HAS_BTF_TAG) && \
-	__has_attribute(btf_type_tag)
+	__has_attribute(btf_type_tag) && !defined(__BINDGEN__)
 # define BTF_TYPE_TAG(value) __attribute__((btf_type_tag(#value)))
 #else
 # define BTF_TYPE_TAG(value) /* nothing */
diff --git a/rust/Makefile b/rust/Makefile
index a64c63c06a9f5c..2d5e0bd1df8e70 100644
--- a/rust/Makefile
+++ b/rust/Makefile
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ else
 bindgen_c_flags_lto = $(bindgen_c_flags)
 endif
 
-bindgen_c_flags_final = $(bindgen_c_flags_lto)
+bindgen_c_flags_final = $(bindgen_c_flags_lto) -D__BINDGEN__
 
 quiet_cmd_bindgen = BINDGEN $@
       cmd_bindgen = \