diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 23df80c0d96..9f77cfed3c5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ abi3-py39 = ["abi3-py310", "pyo3-build-config/abi3-py39", "pyo3-ffi/abi3-py39"]
 abi3-py310 = ["abi3", "pyo3-build-config/abi3-py310", "pyo3-ffi/abi3-py310"]
 
 # Automatically generates `python3.dll` import libraries for Windows targets.
-generate-abi3-import-lib = ["pyo3-build-config/python3-dll-a"]
+generate-abi3-import-lib = ["pyo3-ffi/generate-abi3-import-lib"]
 
 # Changes `Python::with_gil` and `Python::acquire_gil` to automatically initialize the
 # Python interpreter if needed.
diff --git a/pyo3-ffi/Cargo.toml b/pyo3-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 0e6703dd2d7..623b9277bf1 100644
--- a/pyo3-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pyo3-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ abi3-py38 = ["abi3-py39", "pyo3-build-config/abi3-py38"]
 abi3-py39 = ["abi3-py310", "pyo3-build-config/abi3-py39"]
 abi3-py310 = ["abi3", "pyo3-build-config/abi3-py310"]
 
+# Automatically generates `python3.dll` import libraries for Windows targets.
+generate-abi3-import-lib = ["pyo3-build-config/python3-dll-a"]
 
 
 [build-dependencies]