diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/Cargo.toml b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 4ca3307e2e4..18d465de369 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ repository = "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "staticlib"]
 
 [features]
-default = ["bundled-sqlite"]
+default = ["bundled-sqlite", "rustls-tls"]
+
 bundled-sqlite = ["matrix-sdk/bundled-sqlite"]
+native-tls = ["matrix-sdk/native-tls"]
+rustls-tls = ["matrix-sdk/rustls-tls"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
 uniffi = { workspace = true, features = ["build"] }
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ eyeball-im = { workspace = true }
 extension-trait = "1.0.1"
 futures-core = { workspace = true }
 futures-util = { workspace = true }
+matrix-sdk = { workspace = true, features = ["anyhow", "e2e-encryption", "experimental-oidc", "experimental-sliding-sync", "experimental-widgets", "markdown", "socks", "sqlite", "uniffi"] }
 matrix-sdk-ui = { workspace = true, features = ["e2e-encryption", "uniffi"] }
 mime = "0.3.16"
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
@@ -56,33 +60,3 @@ language-tags = "0.3.2"
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "android")'.dependencies]
 log-panics = { version = "2", features = ["with-backtrace"] }
 paranoid-android = "0.2.1"
-
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "android")'.dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-workspace = true
-features = [
-    "anyhow",
-    "e2e-encryption",
-    "experimental-oidc",
-    "experimental-sliding-sync",
-    "experimental-widgets",
-    "markdown",
-    "rustls-tls", # note: differ from block below
-    "socks",
-    "sqlite",
-    "uniffi",
-]
-
-[target.'cfg(not(target_os = "android"))'.dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-workspace = true
-features = [
-    "anyhow",
-    "e2e-encryption",
-    "experimental-oidc",
-    "experimental-sliding-sync",
-    "experimental-widgets",
-    "markdown",
-    "native-tls", # note: differ from block above
-    "socks",
-    "sqlite",
-    "uniffi",
-]
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/build.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/build.rs
index 1d43df86adb..3c861771178 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/build.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/build.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ fn main() {
         native_tls_set || rustls_tls_set,
         "one of the features 'native-tls' or 'rustls-tls' must be enabled",
     );
-    ensure(
-        !native_tls_set || !rustls_tls_set,
-        "only one of the features 'native-tls' or 'rustls-tls' can be enabled",
-    );
 
     let is_wasm = env::var_os("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ARCH").is_some_and(|arch| arch == "wasm32");
     if is_wasm {