diff --git a/packages/cli/src/builder/build.rs b/packages/cli/src/builder/build.rs
index bfa8c1838..26c00d2c7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/builder/build.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/builder/build.rs
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             cargo_args.push("--quiet".to_string());
         }
 
+        if self.build.target_args.no_default_features {
+            cargo_args.push("--no-default-features".to_string());
+        }
+
         let features = self.target_features();
 
         if !features.is_empty() {