diff --git a/src/hash.rs b/src/hash.rs
index 3648475fe..bf2fb9ec8 100644
--- a/src/hash.rs
+++ b/src/hash.rs
@@ -5,22 +5,29 @@
 use crate::error::Error;
 
 /// SHA-256 hash
-#[cfg(any(feature = "sha2", feature = "ring"))]
 pub fn sha256(data: &[u8]) -> Result<[u8; 32], Error> {
-    #[cfg(feature = "sha2")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "ring")]
+    {
+        // The "ring" feature takes precedence for the impl of sha256.
+        use ring::digest;
+        use std::convert::TryInto;
+        let hash = digest::digest(&digest::SHA256, data).as_ref().try_into()?;
+        return Ok(hash);
+    }
+    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "ring"), feature = "sha2"))]
     {
+        // Only if "ring" is not enabled, but "sha2" is, does it use "sha2" for the sha256 impl.
         use sha2::Digest;
         let mut hasher = sha2::Sha256::new();
         hasher.update(data);
         let hash = hasher.finalize().into();
-        Ok(hash)
+        return Ok(hash);
     }
-    #[cfg(feature = "ring")]
+    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "ring"), not(feature = "sha2")))]
     {
-        use ring::digest;
-        use std::convert::TryInto;
-        let hash = digest::digest(&digest::SHA256, data).as_ref().try_into()?;
-        Ok(hash)
+        // If neither "ring" nor "sha2" are enabled, no sha256 impl is possible.
+        let _ = data;
+        compile_error!("The [`sha256`] function requires feature either `sha2` or `ring` but not both (and neither are currently enabled).");
     }
 }