diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1f2a7796d11..be830415f9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
               - 'crates/proc-macro-api/**'
               - 'crates/proc-macro-srv/**'
               - 'crates/proc-macro-srv-cli/**'
-              - 'crates/proc-macro-test/**'
 
   rust:
     needs: changes
diff --git a/crates/proc-macro-srv/Cargo.toml b/crates/proc-macro-srv/Cargo.toml
index 04d92b5b77a..bef2c30e9fb 100644
--- a/crates/proc-macro-srv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/proc-macro-srv/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ expect-test = "1.4.0"
 proc-macro-test.path = "./proc-macro-test"
 
 [features]
-sysroot-abi = []
+sysroot-abi = ["proc-macro-test/sysroot-abi"]
diff --git a/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/Cargo.toml b/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/Cargo.toml
index f91c1e7e04e..ea8a01b00c7 100644
--- a/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ proc-macro-test-impl = { path = "imp", version = "0.0.0" }
 
 # local deps
 toolchain.path = "../../toolchain"
+
+[features]
+sysroot-abi = ["proc-macro-test-impl/sysroot-abi"]
diff --git a/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/imp/Cargo.toml b/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/imp/Cargo.toml
index 2a36737cef0..dc94fcd61a4 100644
--- a/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/imp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/imp/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ publish = false
 doctest = false
 proc-macro = true
 
-[workspace]
-
 [dependencies]
 # this crate should not have any dependencies, since it uses its own workspace,
 # and its own `Cargo.lock`
+
+[features]
+sysroot-abi = []
+
+[workspace]
diff --git a/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/imp/src/lib.rs b/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/imp/src/lib.rs
index d9018b1b87d..03241b16be6 100644
--- a/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/imp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/proc-macro-srv/proc-macro-test/imp/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Exports a few trivial procedural macros for testing.
 
+#![cfg(any(feature = "sysroot-abi", rust_analyzer))]
 #![warn(rust_2018_idioms, unused_lifetimes)]
 #![feature(proc_macro_span, proc_macro_def_site)]