diff --git a/.clippy.toml b/.clippy.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f66554cd5c4518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clippy.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 56972adb5031af..a61e4778d011cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ modules.order
 # We don't want to ignore the following even if they are dot-files
 #
 !.clang-format
+!.clippy.toml
 !.cocciconfig
 !.editorconfig
 !.get_maintainer.ignore
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 21fdaa19229ae8..9b4207d9069e16 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -20145,6 +20145,7 @@ B:	https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues
 C:	zulip://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com
 P:	https://rust-for-linux.com/contributing
 T:	git https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux.git rust-next
+F:	.clippy.toml
 F:	Documentation/rust/
 F:	rust/
 F:	samples/rust/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b9b965dee3e8c..18f525e3173347 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -587,6 +587,9 @@ endif
 # Allows the usage of unstable features in stable compilers.
 export RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP := 1
 
+# Allows finding `.clippy.toml` in out-of-srctree builds.
+export CLIPPY_CONF_DIR := $(srctree)
+
 export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL BASH HOSTCC KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE LD CC HOSTPKG_CONFIG
 export RUSTC RUSTDOC RUSTFMT RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY_QUIET RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY BINDGEN
 export HOSTRUSTC KBUILD_HOSTRUSTFLAGS