diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 76911054498..26c27b75104 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ mod patches;
 #[cfg(any(esp32, esp32s2, esp32s3, esp32c6, esp32h2))]
 mod pcnt;
 
+#[cfg(any(feature = "binstart", feature = "libstart"))]
 mod start;
 
 /// If any of the two constants below do not compile, you have not properly setup the rustc cfg flag `espidf_time64`:
diff --git a/src/start.rs b/src/start.rs
index a9e5a0b1ae3..99f9b6921e2 100644
--- a/src/start.rs
+++ b/src/start.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#![cfg(any(feature = "binstart", feature = "libstart"))]
-
 #[cfg(all(feature = "binstart", feature = "libstart"))]
 compile_error!("Features `binstart` and `libstart` are mutually exclusive.");