diff --git a/rust2rpm/generator.py b/rust2rpm/generator.py
index 91e2197..600bad2 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/generator.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/generator.py
@@ -114,13 +114,8 @@ def cargo_args_from_flags(
         else:
             cargo_args_list = []
 
-        if len(feature_flags.features) > 0:
-            cargo_args_list.append(f"-f {','.join(feature_flags.features)}")
-
-        if cargo_args_list:
-            cargo_args = " " + " ".join(cargo_args_list)
-        else:
-            cargo_args = ""
+        cargo_args_list.append(f"-f {','.join(feature_flags.features)}")
+        cargo_args = " " + " ".join(cargo_args_list)
 
     elif feature_flags.no_default_features:
         cargo_args = " -n"
diff --git a/rust2rpm/tests/test_generator.py b/rust2rpm/tests/test_generator.py
index 26bc1fb..48f9eb4 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/tests/test_generator.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/tests/test_generator.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import re
 import time
 from typing import Optional, cast
 
-from cargo2rpm.metadata import Metadata
+from cargo2rpm.metadata import Metadata, FeatureFlags
 import pytest
 
 from rust2rpm.conf import TomlConf
-from rust2rpm.generator import spec_render_crate, spec_render_project, spec_render_workspace
+from rust2rpm.generator import spec_render_crate, spec_render_project, spec_render_workspace, cargo_args_from_flags
 from rust2rpm.metadata import guess_main_package
 from rust2rpm.patching import preprocess_cargo_toml
 from rust2rpm.utils import package_name_suffixed
@@ -283,3 +283,26 @@ def test_drop_foreign_dependencies(filename: str, features: set[str], expected:
     toml_after = after_path.read_text()
 
     assert patched == toml_after
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "flags,required,enabled,expected",
+    [
+        (FeatureFlags(), set(), set(), ""),
+        (FeatureFlags(), {"test"}, set(), " -f test"),
+        (FeatureFlags(features=["test"]), {"test"}, set(), " -f test"),
+        (FeatureFlags(features=["test"]), set(), {"test"}, " -f test"),
+        (FeatureFlags(), {"test"}, {"test"}, ""),
+        (FeatureFlags(), {"test1"}, {"test2"}, " -f test1"),
+        (FeatureFlags(no_default_features=True), {"test"}, set(), " -n -f test"),
+        (FeatureFlags(no_default_features=True, features=["test"]), {"test"}, set(), " -n -f test"),
+        (FeatureFlags(no_default_features=True, features=["test"]), set(), {"test"}, " -n -f test"),
+        (FeatureFlags(no_default_features=True), {"test"}, {"test"}, " -n"),
+        (FeatureFlags(all_features=True), set(), set(), " -a"),
+        (FeatureFlags(no_default_features=True), set(), set(), " -n"),
+        (FeatureFlags(no_default_features=True, features=["test1", "test2"]), set(), set(), " -n -f test1,test2"),
+    ],
+    ids=repr,
+)
+def test_cargo_args_from_flags(flags: FeatureFlags, required: set[str], enabled: set[str], expected: str):
+    assert cargo_args_from_flags(flags, required, enabled) == expected