diff --git a/candle-core/src/lib.rs b/candle-core/src/lib.rs
index 81cd5c30..b87055d9 100644
--- a/candle-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/candle-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,3 +70,6 @@ pub use cuda_backend::{CudaDevice, CudaError, CudaStorage};
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "cuda"))]
 pub use dummy_cuda_backend::{CudaDevice, CudaError, CudaStorage};
+
+#[cfg(feature = "mkl")]
+extern crate intel_mkl_src;
diff --git a/candle-core/tests/test_utils.rs b/candle-core/tests/test_utils.rs
index baaf3bef..4dd44b64 100644
--- a/candle-core/tests/test_utils.rs
+++ b/candle-core/tests/test_utils.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
-#[cfg(feature = "mkl")]
-extern crate intel_mkl_src;
-
 use candle::{Result, Tensor};
 
 #[macro_export]