diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a21326e6d2..0da7125255 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ subprocess = "0.1.18"
 mime = "0.3.13"
 regex = "1.2.1"
 pretty-hex = "0.1.0"
-neso = "0.5.0"
+neso = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 crossterm = "0.10.2"
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 image = "0.22.1"
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ rawkey = {version = "0.1.2", optional = true }
 clipboard = {version = "0.5", optional = true }
 shellexpand = "1.0.0"
 
+[features]
+raw-key = ["rawkey", "neso"]
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = "0.6.1"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b44121d271..08c2911054 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ cargo +nightly install nu
 You can also install Nu with all the bells and whistles:
 
 ```
-cargo +nightly install nu --features rawkey,clipboard
+cargo +nightly install nu --features raw-key,clipboard
 ```
 
 The following optional features are currently supported:
 
-* **rawkey** - direct keyboard input, which creates a smoother experience in viewing text and binaries
+* **raw-key** - direct keyboard input, which creates a smoother experience in viewing text and binaries
 * **clipboard** - integration with the native clipboard via the `clip` command
 
 ## Docker