diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/rust_checks.yml
index d83d99be4..6f78a1d14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust_checks.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
 
   clippy-stable:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        features: ["", "--no-default-features"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: ./.github/actions/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo apt install gettext
     - name: cargo clippy
-      run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- --deny=warnings
+      run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets ${{ matrix.features }} -- --deny=warnings
 
   clippy-msrv:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/build_tools/check.sh b/build_tools/check.sh
index 3bee699d8..329f49110 100755
--- a/build_tools/check.sh
+++ b/build_tools/check.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ template_file=$(mktemp)
 FISH_GETTEXT_EXTRACTION_FILE=$template_file cargo build --workspace --all-targets --features=gettext-extract
 if $lint; then
     PATH="$build_dir:$PATH" "$repo_root/build_tools/style.fish" --all --check
-    cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets
+    for features in "" --no-default-features; do
+        cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets $features
+    done
 fi
 cargo test --no-default-features --workspace --all-targets
 cargo test --doc --workspace