diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-artifacts-and-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build-artifacts-and-run-tests.yml
index 3b84f9d..8d1743d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-artifacts-and-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-artifacts-and-run-tests.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        feature-unrar: ${{ inputs.matrix_all_combinations && fromJSON('[true, false]') || fromJSON('[false]')}}
-        feature-use-zlib: ${{ inputs.matrix_all_combinations && fromJSON('[true, false]') || fromJSON('[false]')}}
-        feature-use-zstd-thin: ${{ inputs.matrix_all_combinations && fromJSON('[true, false]') || fromJSON('[false]')}}
+        feature-unrar: ${{ inputs.matrix_all_combinations && fromJSON('[true, false]') || fromJSON('[true]')}}
+        feature-use-zlib: ${{ inputs.matrix_all_combinations && fromJSON('[true, false]') || fromJSON('[true]')}}
+        feature-use-zstd-thin: ${{ inputs.matrix_all_combinations && fromJSON('[true, false]') || fromJSON('[true]')}}
         target:
           # native
           - x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ jobs:
             use-cross: true
           - target: armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf
             use-cross: true
-          # features (unless `matrix_all_combinations` is true, we only run these on linux-gnu)
-          - feature-unrar: true
+          # features (unless `matrix_all_combinations` is true, we'll only run with these disabled on linux-gnu)
+          - feature-unrar: false
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-          - feature-use-zlib: true
+          - feature-use-zlib: false
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-          - feature-use-zstd-thin: true
+          - feature-use-zstd-thin: false
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
     steps: