diff --git a/examples/rust-gcoap/Makefile b/examples/rust-gcoap/Makefile
index 6e067775a5..bc912e5d3f 100644
--- a/examples/rust-gcoap/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust-gcoap/Makefile
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ BASELIBS += $(APPLICATION_RUST_MODULE).module
 
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += rust_target
 
-# This example requires a nightly version because of the CoAP dependencies
-CARGO_CHANNEL ?= ${CARGO_CHANNEL_NIGHTLY}
+CARGO_CHANNEL ?= stable
 
 # Currently unknown, something related to the LED_PORT definition that doesn't
 # pass C2Rust's transpilation
diff --git a/examples/rust-hello-world/Makefile b/examples/rust-hello-world/Makefile
index 9c175e73eb..b0f4f15ccf 100644
--- a/examples/rust-hello-world/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust-hello-world/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ BASELIBS += $(APPLICATION_RUST_MODULE).module
 
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += rust_target
 
-# While this example can be built with stable Rust on many platforms, the
-# nightly channel is selected to smoothly transition from running this example
-# to experimenting with it (which might easily lead into nightly territory).
-CARGO_CHANNEL ?= $(CARGO_CHANNEL_NIGHTLY)
+# All Rust components RIOT uses work on stable Rust. If any extra libraries
+# were to require a more recent version, switch to `CARGO_CHANNEL =
+# $(CARGO_CHANNEL_NIGHTLY)` to use whichever nightly version is available.
+CARGO_CHANNEL ?= stable
 
 # Currently unknown, something related to the LED_PORT definition that doesn't
 # pass C2Rust's transpilation