diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 477fd3647..d458df318 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ fn main() {
 }
 ```
 
+## Note about serde_derive Binary
+
+To force building `serde_derive` from source, an override is provided via
+feature `from_source` if the target environment requires it.
+
 ## Getting help
 
 Serde is one of the most widely used Rust libraries so any place that Rustaceans
diff --git a/precompiled/serde_derive/Cargo.toml b/precompiled/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
index 0910b574a..c5d33bef5 100644
--- a/precompiled/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/precompiled/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,10 +17,18 @@ rust-version = "1.56"
 [features]
 default = []
 deserialize_in_place = []
+from_source = ["proc-macro2", "quote", "syn"]
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
 
+# By feature source compilation
+[dependencies]
+proc-macro2 = { version = "1", optional = true }
+quote = { version = "1", optional = true }
+syn = { version = "2.0.28", optional = true }
+
+# Compile from source when no precompiled binary available
 [target.'cfg(not(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_os = "linux", target_env = "gnu")))'.dependencies]
 proc-macro2 = "1"
 quote = "1"
diff --git a/precompiled/serde_derive/src/lib.rs b/precompiled/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
index fbddcca56..bcc18a7d4 100644
--- a/precompiled/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/precompiled/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,16 @@
 
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/serde_derive/1.0.183")]
 
-#[cfg(not(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_os = "linux", target_env = "gnu")))]
+#[cfg(any(
+    feature = "from_source",
+    not(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_os = "linux", target_env = "gnu"))
+))]
 include!("lib_from_source.rs");
 
-#[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_os = "linux", target_env = "gnu"))]
+#[cfg(all(
+    not(feature = "from_source"),
+    target_arch = "x86_64",
+    target_os = "linux",
+    target_env = "gnu"
+))]
 include!("lib_precompiled.rs");
diff --git a/serde/Cargo.toml b/serde/Cargo.toml
index 342645206..6c4167e3a 100644
--- a/serde/Cargo.toml
+++ b/serde/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ default = ["std"]
 # Provide derive(Serialize, Deserialize) macros.
 derive = ["serde_derive"]
 
+# Force compilation from source - currently serde_derive
+from_source = ["serde_derive/from_source"]
+
 # Provide impls for common standard library types like Vec<T> and HashMap<K, V>.
 # Requires a dependency on the Rust standard library.
 std = []
diff --git a/serde_derive/Cargo.toml b/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
index 1baae9f27..04f8e6c4f 100644
--- a/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ rust-version = "1.56"
 
 [features]
 default = []
+from_source = []
 deserialize_in_place = []
 
 [lib]