diff --git a/programs/bpf/rust/128bit/Cargo.toml b/programs/bpf/rust/128bit/Cargo.toml
index 438381614..877a0f0f4 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/rust/128bit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/bpf/rust/128bit/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ solana-sdk-bpf-utils = { path = "../../../../sdk/bpf/rust/rust-utils", version =
 solana-sdk-bpf-no-std = { path = "../../../../sdk/bpf/rust/rust-no-std", version = "0.17.0" }
 solana-bpf-rust-128bit-dep = { path = "../128bit_dep", version = "0.17.0" }
 
+[dev_dependencies]
+solana-sdk-bpf-test = { path = "../../../../sdk/bpf/rust/rust-test", version = "0.17.0" }
+
 [workspace]
 members = []
 
diff --git a/programs/bpf/rust/128bit_dep/Cargo.toml b/programs/bpf/rust/128bit_dep/Cargo.toml
index bec03f914..2fc8df21d 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/rust/128bit_dep/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/bpf/rust/128bit_dep/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 solana-sdk-bpf-utils = { path = "../../../../sdk/bpf/rust/rust-utils", version = "0.17.0" }
 
+[dev_dependencies]
+solana-sdk-bpf-test = { path = "../../../../sdk/bpf/rust/rust-test", version = "0.17.0" }
+
 [workspace]
 members = []
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/programs/bpf/rust/128bit_dep/src/lib.rs b/programs/bpf/rust/128bit_dep/src/lib.rs
index 2cedb7dad..497d8c65a 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/rust/128bit_dep/src/lib.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf/rust/128bit_dep/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ mod test {
     extern crate std;
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn pull_in_externs() {
+        // Rust on Linux excludes the solana_sdk_bpf_test library unless there is a
+        // direct dependency, use this test to force the pull in of the library.
+        // This is not necessary on macos and unfortunate on Linux
+        // Issue #4972
+        extern crate solana_sdk_bpf_test;
+        use solana_sdk_bpf_test::*;
+        unsafe { sol_log_("X".as_ptr(), 1) };
+        sol_log_64_(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_work() {
         assert_eq!(3, work(1, 2));
diff --git a/programs/bpf/rust/many_args/src/lib.rs b/programs/bpf/rust/many_args/src/lib.rs
index c9feeaac3..46c02c181 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/rust/many_args/src/lib.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf/rust/many_args/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ use solana_sdk_bpf_utils::info;
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn entrypoint(_input: *mut u8) -> bool {
-    info!("call same package");
+    info!("Call same package");
     assert_eq!(crate::helper::many_args(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), 45);
-    info!("call another package");
+    info!("Call another package");
     assert_eq!(
         solana_bpf_rust_many_args_dep::many_args(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9),
         45
diff --git a/programs/bpf/rust/many_args_dep/src/lib.rs b/programs/bpf/rust/many_args_dep/src/lib.rs
index 4cfbd2596..9e3005a3e 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/rust/many_args_dep/src/lib.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf/rust/many_args_dep/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub fn many_args(
     arg8: u64,
     arg9: u64,
 ) -> u64 {
-    info!("another package");
+    info!("Another package");
     info!(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
     info!(arg6, arg7, arg8, arg9, 0);
     arg1 + arg2 + arg3 + arg4 + arg5 + arg6 + arg7 + arg8 + arg9
@@ -25,20 +25,19 @@ pub fn many_args(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    extern crate solana_sdk_bpf_test;
     extern crate std;
     use super::*;
 
-    #[no_mangle]
-    pub unsafe fn sol_log_(message: *const u8, length: u64) {
-        let slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts(message, length as usize);
-        let string = std::str::from_utf8(&slice).unwrap();
-        std::println!("{}", string);
-    }
-
-    #[no_mangle]
-    pub fn sol_log_64_(arg1: u64, arg2: u64, arg3: u64, arg4: u64, arg5: u64) {
-        std::println!("{} {} {} {} {}", arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
+    #[test]
+    fn pull_in_externs() {
+        // Rust on Linux excludes the solana_sdk_bpf_test library unless there is a
+        // direct dependency, use this test to force the pull in of the library.
+        // This is not necessary on macos and unfortunate on Linux
+        // Issue #4972
+        extern crate solana_sdk_bpf_test;
+        use solana_sdk_bpf_test::*;
+        unsafe { sol_log_("X".as_ptr(), 1) };
+        sol_log_64_(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/sdk/bpf/rust/rust-test/Cargo.toml b/sdk/bpf/rust/rust-test/Cargo.toml
index 5bdfff81b..23bbbdbb1 100644
--- a/sdk/bpf/rust/rust-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/bpf/rust/rust-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ homepage = "https://solana.com/"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [workspace]
-members = []
\ No newline at end of file
+members = []