diff --git a/esp-hal/build.rs b/esp-hal/build.rs
index 1c0cef638..c3e0d3b29 100644
--- a/esp-hal/build.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/build.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ macro_rules! assert_unique_features {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    // if using '"rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.useRustcWrapper": true' we can detect this
+    let suppress_panics = std::env::var("RUSTC_WRAPPER")
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .contains("rust-analyzer");
+
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(is_debug_build)");
     if let Ok(level) = std::env::var("OPT_LEVEL")
         && (level == "0" || level == "1")
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     }
 
     // If some library required unstable make sure unstable is actually enabled.
-    if cfg!(feature = "requires-unstable") && !cfg!(feature = "unstable") {
+    if !suppress_panics && cfg!(feature = "requires-unstable") && !cfg!(feature = "unstable") {
         panic!(
             "\n\nThe `unstable` feature is required by a dependent crate but is not enabled.\n\n"
         );
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     // Ensure that exactly one chip has been specified:
     let chip = esp_metadata_generated::Chip::from_cargo_feature()?;
 
-    if chip.target() != std::env::var("TARGET").unwrap_or_default().as_str() {
+    if !suppress_panics && chip.target() != std::env::var("TARGET").unwrap_or_default().as_str() {
         panic!("
         Seems you are building for an unsupported or wrong target (e.g. the host environment).
         Maybe you are missing the `target` in `.cargo/config.toml` or you have configs overriding it?
diff --git a/esp-radio/build.rs b/esp-radio/build.rs
index e6f752bec..4bb11c55a 100644
--- a/esp-radio/build.rs
+++ b/esp-radio/build.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ macro_rules! assert_unique_features {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    // if using '"rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.useRustcWrapper": true' we can detect this
+    let suppress_panics = std::env::var("RUSTC_WRAPPER")
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .contains("rust-analyzer");
+
     // Load the configuration file for the configured device:
     let chip = Chip::from_cargo_feature()?;
 
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     chip.define_cfgs();
 
     // If some library required unstable make sure unstable is actually enabled.
-    if cfg!(feature = "requires-unstable") && !cfg!(feature = "unstable") {
+    if !suppress_panics && cfg!(feature = "requires-unstable") && !cfg!(feature = "unstable") {
         panic!(
             "\n\nThe `unstable` feature is required by a dependent crate but is not enabled.\n\n"
         );
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         || cfg!(feature = "smoltcp")
         || cfg!(feature = "sniffer"))
         && !cfg!(feature = "unstable")
+        && !suppress_panics
     {
         panic!(
             "\n\nThe `unstable` feature was not provided, but is required for the following features: `ble`, `coex`, `csi`, `esp-now`, `ieee802154`, `smoltcp`, `sniffer`.\n\n"