diff --git a/crates/swc_estree_ast/Cargo.toml b/crates/swc_estree_ast/Cargo.toml
index dce423d28816..001f0702b76e 100644
--- a/crates/swc_estree_ast/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/swc_estree_ast/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ version = "0.19.38"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[features]
+default    = ["serde-impl"]
+serde-impl = ["serde"]
+
 [dependencies]
 better_scoped_tls = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../better_scoped_tls" }
-serde             = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde             = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 serde_json        = "1"
-swc_atoms         = { version = "0.4.39", path = "../swc_atoms" }
-swc_common        = { version = "0.29.38", path = "../swc_common" }
+
+swc_atoms  = { version = "0.4.39", path = "../swc_atoms" }
+swc_common = { version = "0.29.38", path = "../swc_common" }