diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a530fc994a2..40373ee1d27 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ pub fn target_features(sess: &Session, allow_unstable: bool, target_info: &Locke
         .iter()
         .filter_map(
             |&(feature, gate)| {
-                if sess.is_nightly_build() || allow_unstable || gate.is_none() { Some(feature) } else { None }
+                if sess.is_nightly_build() || allow_unstable || gate.is_stable() { Some(feature) } else { None }
             },
         )
         .filter(|_feature| {