diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3eb81f7..011116a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ all-features = true
 
 [features]
 # rdcore is only useful inside the initrd of a CoreOS system
+default = ["rdcore"]
 rdcore = []
 docgen = ["clap/string", "dep:clap_mangen"]