diff --git a/test-renderers/Cargo.toml b/test-renderers/Cargo.toml
index 87d4eb08b..262604458 100644
--- a/test-renderers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-renderers/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ auto-threads = [
     "all-is-cubes-render/auto-threads",
 ]
 gltf = [
-    "all-is-cubes-port/export",
-    "all-is-cubes-port/gltf",
+    "dep:all-is-cubes-port",
     "dep:rend3",
     "dep:rend3-gltf",
     "dep:rend3-routine",
@@ -65,7 +64,8 @@ gltf = [
 all-is-cubes = { workspace = true, features = ["save"] }
 all-is-cubes-content = { workspace = true }
 all-is-cubes-gpu = { workspace = true, features = ["wgpu"] }
-all-is-cubes-port = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+# used only for gltf export+render tests
+all-is-cubes-port = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["export", "gltf"] }
 all-is-cubes-render = { workspace = true, features = ["raytracer", "std"] }
 all-is-cubes-ui = { workspace = true }
 async_fn_traits = { workspace = true }