diff --git a/.buildkite/staging-tests.json b/.buildkite/staging-tests.json
index dcc8d42..b84ac99 100644
--- a/.buildkite/staging-tests.json
+++ b/.buildkite/staging-tests.json
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
         "aarch64"
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "test_name": "staging: unittests-gnu-no-defaults",
+      "command": "cd staging && cargo test --no-default-features --workspace",
+      "soft_fail": "true",
+      "platform": [
+        "x86_64",
+        "aarch64"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "test_name": "staging: unittests-musl",
       "command": "cd staging && cargo test --all-features --workspace --target {target_platform}-unknown-linux-musl",