diff --git a/backend/.cargo/config.toml b/backend/.cargo/config.toml
index 234ac9a50f..c44ba92b97 100644
--- a/backend/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/backend/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 [build]
 incremental = true
 
+[target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+linker = "clang"
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold"]
+
 [target.x86_64-apple-darwin]
 rustflags = [
     "-C", "link-arg=-undefined",