diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4cc0303b7..c2bb25ec2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "embassy-executor",
  "embassy-time",
- "linkme",
  "riot-rs",
  "riot-rs-boards",
 ]
@@ -744,7 +743,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "embassy-time",
  "embedded-io-async",
  "httparse",
- "linkme",
  "picoserve",
  "riot-rs",
  "riot-rs-boards",
@@ -796,7 +794,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "embassy-net",
  "embassy-time",
  "embedded-io-async",
- "linkme",
  "riot-rs",
  "riot-rs-boards",
 ]
@@ -809,7 +806,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "embassy-net",
  "embassy-time",
  "embedded-io-async",
- "linkme",
  "riot-rs",
  "riot-rs-boards",
 ]
diff --git a/examples/application/Cargo.toml b/examples/application/Cargo.toml
index a08647535..eb67bde58 100644
--- a/examples/application/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/application/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ riot-rs = { path = "../../src/riot-rs" }
 riot-rs-boards = { path = "../../src/riot-rs-boards" }
 embassy-executor = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 embassy-time = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
-linkme.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/embassy-http-server/Cargo.toml b/examples/embassy-http-server/Cargo.toml
index 83c69b4d5..cda526782 100644
--- a/examples/embassy-http-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/embassy-http-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ embassy-executor = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 embassy-nrf = { workspace = true }
 embassy-sync = { workspace = true }
 embassy-time = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
-linkme.workspace = true
 embassy-net = { workspace = true, features = ["tcp"] }
 embedded-io-async = "0.6.0"
 httparse = { version = "1.8.0", default-features = false }
diff --git a/examples/embassy-net-tcp/Cargo.toml b/examples/embassy-net-tcp/Cargo.toml
index 5399a5f4f..69d7d2f87 100644
--- a/examples/embassy-net-tcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/embassy-net-tcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ riot-rs = { path = "../../src/riot-rs", features = [ "time", "usb_ethernet"] }
 riot-rs-boards = { path = "../../src/riot-rs-boards" }
 embassy-executor = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 embassy-time = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
-linkme.workspace = true
 embassy-net = { workspace = true, features = ["tcp" ] }
 embedded-io-async = "0.6.1"
diff --git a/examples/embassy-net-udp/Cargo.toml b/examples/embassy-net-udp/Cargo.toml
index 11ec6716b..624d62c0e 100644
--- a/examples/embassy-net-udp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/embassy-net-udp/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ riot-rs = { path = "../../src/riot-rs", features = [ "time", "usb_ethernet"] }
 riot-rs-boards = { path = "../../src/riot-rs-boards" }
 embassy-executor = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 embassy-time = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
-linkme.workspace = true
 embassy-net = { workspace = true, features = ["udp"] }
 embedded-io-async = "0.6.1"
diff --git a/src/riot-rs-embassy/src/lib.rs b/src/riot-rs-embassy/src/lib.rs
index 7da43c69a..dba3d06c6 100644
--- a/src/riot-rs-embassy/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/riot-rs-embassy/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub mod arch;
 
 use core::cell::OnceCell;
 
-pub use linkme::distributed_slice;
+pub use linkme::{self, distributed_slice};
 
 use embassy_executor::{InterruptExecutor, Spawner};
 use embassy_sync::{blocking_mutex::raw::CriticalSectionRawMutex, mutex::Mutex};
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ impl From<DefinePeripheralsError> for ApplicationInitError {
 macro_rules! riot_initialize {
     ($prog_type:ident) => {
         #[$crate::distributed_slice($crate::EMBASSY_TASKS)]
+        #[linkme(crate = $crate::linkme)]
         fn __init_application(
             peripherals: &mut $crate::arch::OptionalPeripherals,
             init_args: $crate::InitializationArgs,