diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
index b03d84f7ce87..ace478442998 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T: ?Sized> AsRef<T> for Arc<T> {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
+        self.deref()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: ?Sized> Clone for Arc<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         // INVARIANT: C `refcount_inc` saturates the refcount, so it cannot overflow to zero.