diff --git a/recipes/core/ion/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/ion/recipe.toml
index 80c82e33e..cfc46e9ed 100644
--- a/recipes/core/ion/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/ion/recipe.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,9 @@
 git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/ion.git"
 
 [build]
-template = "cargo"
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo
+"""
+