diff --git a/scripts/Kconfig.include b/scripts/Kconfig.include
index 3500a3d62f0df29d1d3c59e002127b44bf21811d..785a491e599689b7f1f3c33d22c19d5ebc63ba53 100644
--- a/scripts/Kconfig.include
+++ b/scripts/Kconfig.include
@@ -64,3 +64,11 @@ ld-version := $(shell,set -- $(ld-info) && echo $2)
 cc-option-bit = $(if-success,$(CC) -Werror $(1) -E -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null,$(1))
 m32-flag := $(cc-option-bit,-m32)
 m64-flag := $(cc-option-bit,-m64)
+
+# $(rustc-option,<flag>)
+# Return y if the Rust compiler supports <flag>, n otherwise
+# Calls to this should be guarded so that they are not evaluated if
+# CONFIG_RUST_IS_AVAILABLE is not set.
+# If you are testing for unstable features, consider testing RUSTC_VERSION
+# instead, as features may have different completeness while available.
+rustc-option = $(success,trap "rm -rf .tmp_$$" EXIT; mkdir .tmp_$$; $(RUSTC) $(1) --crate-type=rlib /dev/null --out-dir=.tmp_$$ -o .tmp_$$/tmp.rlib)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.compiler b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
index 92be0c9a13eeb51beca06abe15bfe22c6e72bfcb..057305eae85c6da49d1cf110a48bd49adee4d0fd 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.compiler
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
@@ -72,3 +72,18 @@ clang-min-version = $(call test-ge, $(CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION), $1)
 # ld-option
 # Usage: KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X, -Y)
 ld-option = $(call try-run, $(LD) $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS) $(1) -v,$(1),$(2),$(3))
+
+# __rustc-option
+# Usage: MY_RUSTFLAGS += $(call __rustc-option,$(RUSTC),$(MY_RUSTFLAGS),-Cinstrument-coverage,-Zinstrument-coverage)
+__rustc-option = $(call try-run,\
+	$(1) $(2) $(3) --crate-type=rlib /dev/null --out-dir=$$TMPOUT -o "$$TMP",$(3),$(4))
+
+# rustc-option
+# Usage: rustflags-y += $(call rustc-option,-Cinstrument-coverage,-Zinstrument-coverage)
+rustc-option = $(call __rustc-option, $(RUSTC),\
+	$(KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS),$(1),$(2))
+
+# rustc-option-yn
+# Usage: flag := $(call rustc-option-yn,-Cinstrument-coverage)
+rustc-option-yn = $(call try-run,\
+	$(RUSTC) $(KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS) $(1) --crate-type=rlib /dev/null --out-dir=$$TMPOUT -o "$$TMP",y,n)