diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b10d50cc..1874a117 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ adding this instead:
 ```toml
     [dependencies.sdl2]
     version = "0.25"
+    default-features = false
     features = ["ttf","image","gfx","mixer"]
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/sdl2/gfx/mod.rs b/src/sdl2/gfx/mod.rs
index 34b690f7..e9d9cb4c 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/gfx/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sdl2/gfx/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.sdl2]
 //! version = ...
+//! default-features = false
 //! features = ["gfx"]
 //! ```
 extern crate c_vec;
diff --git a/src/sdl2/image/mod.rs b/src/sdl2/image/mod.rs
index b792fc93..c7392060 100755
--- a/src/sdl2/image/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sdl2/image/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.sdl2]
 //! version = ...
+//! default-features = false
 //! features = ["image"]
 //! ```
 
diff --git a/src/sdl2/mixer/mod.rs b/src/sdl2/mixer/mod.rs
index 576c13c6..002676bb 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/mixer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sdl2/mixer/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.sdl2]
 //! version = ...
+//! default-features = false
 //! features = ["mixer"]
 //! ```
 
diff --git a/src/sdl2/ttf/mod.rs b/src/sdl2/ttf/mod.rs
index 8988611c..59911655 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/ttf/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sdl2/ttf/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.sdl2]
 //! version = ...
+//! default-features = false
 //! features = ["ttf"]
 //! ```