diff --git a/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/Rust.ts b/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/Rust.ts
index 93b0a1b33..3e3a3b89b 100644
--- a/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/Rust.ts
+++ b/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/Rust.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,10 @@ const keywords = [
     "default",
     "dyn",
     "'static",
-    "union"
+    "union",
+
+    // Conflict between `std::Option` and potentially generated Option
+    "option"
 ];
 
 const isAsciiLetterOrUnderscoreOrDigit = (codePoint: number): boolean => {