diff --git a/charms/kserve-controller/charmcraft.yaml b/charms/kserve-controller/charmcraft.yaml
index 9559a6d5..fd5823c3 100644
--- a/charms/kserve-controller/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/charms/kserve-controller/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ bases:
 parts:
   charm:
     charm-python-packages: [setuptools, pip]
-    build-packages: [git]
+    # Following lines are needed due to https://github.com/canonical/charmcraft/issues/1722
+    build-snaps: [rustup]
+    build-packages: [pkg-config, libffi-dev, libssl-dev]
+    override-build: |
+      rustup default stable
+      craftctl default