diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d9edf373..1741de9f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ partial-io = "0.5"
 walkdir = "2.2"
 
 [features]
-default = ["legacy", "arrays", "zdict_builder"]
+default = ["legacy", "arrays", "zdict_builder", "bindgen-runtime"]
 
 bindgen = ["zstd-safe/bindgen"]
 debug = ["zstd-safe/debug"]
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ zdict_builder = ["zstd-safe/zdict_builder"]
 fat-lto = ["zstd-safe/fat-lto"]
 thin-lto = ["zstd-safe/thin-lto"]
 
+# bindgen non-addititive features
+bindgen-runtime = ["zstd-sys/bindgen-runtime"]
+bindgen-static = ["zstd-sys/bindgen-static"]
+
 [[example]]
 name = "train"
 required-features = ["zdict_builder"]
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 320889fb..a6799c4f 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ This library includes a pre-generated `bindings.rs` file.
 You can also generate new bindings at build-time, using the `bindgen` feature:
 
 ```
-cargo build --features bindgen
+cargo build --features bindgen,bindgen-runtime
 ```
 
 # TODO
diff --git a/zstd-safe/Cargo.toml b/zstd-safe/Cargo.toml
index 1843dc10..f98bca4c 100644
--- a/zstd-safe/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zstd-safe/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,5 +41,9 @@ seekable = ["zstd-sys/seekable"]
 fat-lto = ["zstd-sys/fat-lto"]
 thin-lto = ["zstd-sys/thin-lto"]
 
+# bindgen non-addititive features
+bindgen-runtime = ["zstd-sys/bindgen-runtime"]
+bindgen-static = ["zstd-sys/bindgen-static"]
+
 [lints.rust]
 non_upper_case_globals = "allow"
diff --git a/zstd-safe/zstd-sys/Cargo.toml b/zstd-safe/zstd-sys/Cargo.toml
index d5e41b8c..e7ea1901 100644
--- a/zstd-safe/zstd-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zstd-safe/zstd-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ doctest = false  # Documentation is for C code, good luck testing that.
 optional = true
 version = "0.72"
 default-features = false
-features = ["runtime"]
 
 [build-dependencies.pkg-config]
 version = "0.3.28"
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ version = "1.0.45"
 features = ["parallel"]
 
 [features]
-default = ["legacy", "zdict_builder", "bindgen"]
+default = ["legacy", "zdict_builder", "bindgen", "bindgen-runtime"]
 
 debug = [] # Enable zstd debug logs
 experimental = [] # Expose experimental ZSTD API
@@ -85,5 +84,9 @@ seekable = [] # Enable support of the seekable format
 fat-lto = [] # Enable fat-lto, will override thin-lto if specified
 thin-lto = [] # Enable thin-lto, will fallback to fat-lto if not supported
 
+# bindgen non-addititive features
+bindgen-runtime = ["bindgen/runtime"]
+bindgen-static = ["bindgen/static"]
+
 [lints.rust]
 non_upper_case_globals = "allow"