diff --git a/src/uucore/src/uucore_procs/src/lib.rs b/src/uucore/src/uucore_procs/src/lib.rs
index 38847dd55..762194b2e 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/uucore_procs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/uucore_procs/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+#![allow(dead_code)] // work-around for GH:rust-lang/rust#62127; maint: can be removed when MinSRV >= v1.38.0
+#![allow(unused_macros)] // work-around for GH:rust-lang/rust#62127; maint: can be removed when MinSRV >= v1.38.0
+
 extern crate proc_macro;
 
-// spell-checker:ignore () SIGPIPE uucore uumain uutils
+// spell-checker:ignore () SIGPIPE maint uucore uumain uutils
 
 //## rust proc-macro background info
 //* ref: <https://dev.to/naufraghi/procedural-macro-in-rust-101-k3f> @@ <http://archive.is/Vbr5e>
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ impl syn::parse::Parse for Tokens {
 }
 
 #[proc_macro]
+#[cfg(not(test))] // work-around for GH:rust-lang/rust#62127; maint: can be removed when MinSRV >= v1.38.0
 pub fn main(stream: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
     let Tokens { expr } = syn::parse_macro_input!(stream as Tokens);
     proc_dbg!(&expr);