diff --git a/helix-term/build.rs b/helix-term/build.rs
index 4352404bf..c3b56e1e8 100644
--- a/helix-term/build.rs
+++ b/helix-term/build.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ fn main() {
     windows_rc::link_icon_in_windows_exe("../contrib/helix-256p.ico");
 
     // alias scancode feature flag
+    println!("cargo::rustc-check-cfg=cfg(scancode)");
     #[cfg(any(
         feature = "scancode-query",
         feature = "scancode-evdev",
diff --git a/helix-view/build.rs b/helix-view/build.rs
index 4f77f3feb..8b735d8f4 100644
--- a/helix-view/build.rs
+++ b/helix-view/build.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 fn main() {
     // alias scancode feature flag
+    println!("cargo::rustc-check-cfg=cfg(scancode)");
     #[cfg(any(
         feature = "scancode-query",
         feature = "scancode-evdev",
         feature = "scancode-hidapi"
-    ))]
+    ))] 
     println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=scancode")
 }