diff --git a/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
index 012b2231e..be3a968df 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ links = "ckzg"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [features]
-default = ["std", "blst/portable"]
+default = ["std", "portable"]
 std = ["hex/std", "libc/std", "serde?/std"]
 serde = ["dep:serde"]
 generate-bindings = ["dep:bindgen"]
 
+# This is a standalone feature so that crates that disable default features can
+# enable blst/portable without having to add it as a dependency
+portable = ["blst/portable"]
+
 # BLST Compilation:
 # Suppress multi-threading.
 # Engaged on wasm32 target architecture automatically.