diff --git a/naga/src/back/msl/mod.rs b/naga/src/back/msl/mod.rs
index 64b1280a1b0..44aedf686c4 100644
--- a/naga/src/back/msl/mod.rs
+++ b/naga/src/back/msl/mod.rs
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ pub struct BindTarget {
     pub mutable: bool,
 }
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "serialize", feature = "deserialize"))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "deserialize", derive(serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg(feature = "deserialize")]
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
 struct BindingMapSerialization {
     resource_binding: crate::ResourceBinding,
     bind_target: BindTarget,