diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6c287b927cb..5820963e176 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -159,11 +159,18 @@ jobs:
           # check with no features
           cargo clippy --target ${{ matrix.target }} -p wgpu -p wgpu-core -p wgpu-info -p player --no-default-features
 
-          # check with all features
-          cargo clippy --target ${{ matrix.target }} -p wgpu -p wgpu-core -p wgpu-info -p player --tests --all-features
+          # Check with all features.
+          # (But watch out for backend-selection features in wgpu-core; some of
+          # those only build on the right platforms.)
+          cargo clippy --target ${{ matrix.target }} -p wgpu -p wgpu-info -p player --tests --all-features
+          cargo clippy --target ${{ matrix.target }} -p wgpu-core --tests \
+              --features="portable_features"
 
           # build docs
-          cargo doc --target ${{ matrix.target }} -p wgpu -p wgpu-core -p wgpu-info -p player --all-features --no-deps
+          # (Watch out for backend-selection features in wgpu-core; some of
+          # those only build on the right platforms.)
+          cargo doc --target ${{ matrix.target }} -p wgpu -p wgpu-info -p player --all-features --no-deps
+          cargo doc --target ${{ matrix.target }} -p wgpu-core --no-deps --features="portable_features"
 
   gpu-test:
     strategy:
diff --git a/wgpu-core/Cargo.toml b/wgpu-core/Cargo.toml
index 62f125ae036..42293b0c1bb 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wgpu-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ id32 = []
 wgsl = ["naga/wgsl-in"]
 vulkan-portability = ["hal/vulkan"]
 
+# Features that are intended to work on all platforms.
+portable_features = ["gles", "strict_asserts", "trace", "replay", "serial-pass", "id32", "wgsl"]
+
 [dependencies]
 arrayvec.workspace = true
 bitflags.workspace = true