diff --git a/native/philomena/src/zip.rs b/native/philomena/src/zip.rs
index 60ef15be..47fd4977 100644
--- a/native/philomena/src/zip.rs
+++ b/native/philomena/src/zip.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ pub struct WriterResource {
 
 pub type WriterResourceArc = ResourceArc<WriterResource>;
 
+// TODO: rustler must fix the resource macro to provide a top-level impl definiton
+#[allow(non_local_definitions)]
 pub fn load(env: Env, _: Term) -> bool {
     rustler::resource!(WriterResource, env);
     true