diff --git a/.clippy.toml b/.clippy.toml
index ad9f804fb677..e4c4eef10b28 100644
--- a/.clippy.toml
+++ b/.clippy.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
+check-private-items = true
+
 disallowed-macros = [
     # The `clippy::dbg_macro` lint only works with `std::dbg!`, thus we simulate
     # it here, see: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/11303.
diff --git a/rust/kernel/init.rs b/rust/kernel/init.rs
index aec26a4decb1..10ec90a5f5d8 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/init.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/init.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 //! use core::{ptr::addr_of_mut, marker::PhantomPinned, pin::Pin};
 //! # mod bindings {
 //! #     #![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+//! #     #![allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
 //! #     pub struct foo;
 //! #     pub unsafe fn init_foo(_ptr: *mut foo) {}
 //! #     pub unsafe fn destroy_foo(_ptr: *mut foo) {}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/init/__internal.rs b/rust/kernel/init/__internal.rs
index 163eb072f296..549ae227c2ea 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/init/__internal.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/init/__internal.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ unsafe fn __pinned_init(self, slot: *mut T) -> Result<(), E> {
 pub unsafe trait HasPinData {
     type PinData: PinData;
 
+    #[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
     unsafe fn __pin_data() -> Self::PinData;
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ fn make_closure<F, O, E>(self, f: F) -> F
 pub unsafe trait HasInitData {
     type InitData: InitData;
 
+    #[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
     unsafe fn __init_data() -> Self::InitData;
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/init/macros.rs b/rust/kernel/init/macros.rs
index 736fe0ce0cd9..193d39886b1f 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/init/macros.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/init/macros.rs
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
         //
         // The functions are `unsafe` to prevent accidentally calling them.
         #[allow(dead_code)]
+        #[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
         impl<$($impl_generics)*> $pin_data<$($ty_generics)*>
         where $($whr)*
         {
diff --git a/rust/kernel/print.rs b/rust/kernel/print.rs
index fe53fc469c4f..45af17095a24 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/print.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/print.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use crate::str::RawFormatter;
 
 // Called from `vsprintf` with format specifier `%pA`.
+#[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
 #[no_mangle]
 unsafe extern "C" fn rust_fmt_argument(
     buf: *mut c_char,