diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9c37eb4a5d..08d5da9027 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ sqlx-postgres = { version = "=0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "sqlx-postgres" }
 sqlx-sqlite = { version = "=0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "sqlx-sqlite" }
 
 # Facade crate (for reference from sqlx-cli)
-sqlx = { version = "=0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "." }
+sqlx = { version = "=0.9.0-alpha.1", path = ".", default-features = false }
 
 # Common type integrations shared by multiple driver crates.
 # These are optional unless enabled in a workspace crate.
diff --git a/examples/postgres/preferred-crates/Cargo.toml b/examples/postgres/preferred-crates/Cargo.toml
index cf6b0aca1d..cb975e30df 100644
--- a/examples/postgres/preferred-crates/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/postgres/preferred-crates/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"]
 [dependencies.sqlx]
 # version = "0.9.0"
 workspace = true
-features = ["runtime-tokio", "postgres", "bigdecimal", "chrono", "derive", "migrate", "sqlx-toml"]
+features = ["runtime-tokio", "postgres", "bigdecimal", "chrono", "derive", "macros", "migrate", "sqlx-toml"]
 
 [dependencies.uses-rust-decimal]
 path = "uses-rust-decimal"