diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/eww/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/eww/default.nix
index c2cc2f23cdb8..a987c6c2e0e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/eww/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/eww/default.nix
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ gtk3 ] ++ lib.optional withWayland gtk-layer-shell;
 
-  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--bin" "eww" ] ++ lib.optionals withWayland [
-    "--no-default-features"
-    "--features=wayland"
-  ];
+  buildNoDefaultFeatures = withWayland;
+  buildFeatures = lib.optional withWayland "wayland";
+
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--bin" "eww" ];
 
   cargoTestFlags = cargoBuildFlags;