diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmer/default.nix
index 4dcb70bd3ec7..6c714bc3de5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmer/default.nix
@@ -22,20 +22,18 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
 
+  # cranelift+jit works everywhere, see:
+  # https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/Makefile#L22
+  buildFeatures = [ "cranelift" "jit" ];
   cargoBuildFlags = [
-    # cranelift+jit works everywhere, see:
-    # https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/Makefile#L22
-    "--features" "cranelift,jit"
     # must target manifest and desired output bin, otherwise output is empty
     "--manifest-path" "lib/cli/Cargo.toml"
     "--bin" "wasmer"
   ];
 
-  cargoTestFlags = [
-    "--features" "test-cranelift"
-    # Can't use test-jit :
-    # error: Package `wasmer-workspace v2.0.0 (/build/source)` does not have the feature `test-jit`
-  ];
+  # Can't use test-jit:
+  # error: Package `wasmer-workspace v2.0.0 (/build/source)` does not have the feature `test-jit`
+  checkFeatures = [ "test-cranelift" ];
 
   LIBCLANG_PATH = "${llvmPackages.libclang.lib}/lib";