diff --git a/examples/rp2040_local_i2c_init/Cargo.toml b/examples/rp2040_local_i2c_init/Cargo.toml
index c8e475ab71..9174ad0431 100644
--- a/examples/rp2040_local_i2c_init/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rp2040_local_i2c_init/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,3 +36,8 @@ opt-level = "s"   # optimize for size
 codegen-units = 1 # better optimizations
 debug = true      # symbols are nice and they don't increase the size on Flash
 lto = true        # better optimzations
+
+[features]
+# avoid having to use --allow-multiple-definition linker flag
+# on macOS with Apple Silicon at least
+#default = ["rp-pico/disable-intrinsics"]