diff --git a/va108xx/Cargo.toml b/va108xx/Cargo.toml
index cc0414f..20573b7 100644
--- a/va108xx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/va108xx/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["embedded", "no-std", "hardware-support"]
 [dependencies]
 cortex-m = "0.7"
 vcell = "0.1.3"
-defmt = "0.3"
+defmt = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 critical-section = { version = "1", optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.cortex-m-rt]
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ version = ">=0.6.15,<0.8"
 
 [features]
 rt = ["cortex-m-rt/device"]
-# Adds defmt support
-defmt = []
 # Adds Debug implementation
 debug = []