diff --git a/crates/rust/src/lib.rs b/crates/rust/src/lib.rs
index b31db183e..6b4f9e0b6 100644
--- a/crates/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn parse_async(s: &str) -> Result<AsyncConfig, String> {
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "serde",
     derive(serde::Deserialize),
-    serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")
+    serde(default, rename_all = "kebab-case")
 )]
 pub struct Opts {
     /// Whether or not a formatter is executed to format generated code.