diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/Cargo.toml b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/Cargo.toml
index c1c090cb93b..509ce121701 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,9 +6,19 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 publish = false
 
 [features]
-default = []
+default = ["sys"]
 manual_test = []
 
+sys = [
+  "dep:widestring",
+  "dep:windows",
+  "dep:core-foundation",
+  "dep:security-framework",
+  "dep:security-framework-sys",
+  "dep:gio",
+  "dep:libsecret",
+]
+
 [dependencies]
 aes = "=0.8.4"
 anyhow = "=1.0.86"
@@ -31,7 +41,7 @@ tokio-util = "0.7.11"
 typenum = "=1.17.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
-widestring = "=1.1.0"
+widestring = { version = "=1.1.0", optional = true }
 windows = { version = "=0.57.0", features = [
   "Foundation",
   "Security_Credentials_UI",
@@ -42,16 +52,16 @@ windows = { version = "=0.57.0", features = [
   "Win32_System_WinRT",
   "Win32_UI_Input_KeyboardAndMouse",
   "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
-] }
+], optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dev-dependencies]
 keytar = "=0.1.6"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
-core-foundation = "=0.9.4"
-security-framework = "=2.11.0"
-security-framework-sys = "=2.11.0"
+core-foundation = { version = "=0.9.4", optional = true }
+security-framework = { version = "=2.11.0", optional = true }
+security-framework-sys = { version = "=2.11.0", optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
-gio = "=0.19.5"
-libsecret = "=0.5.0"
+gio = { version = "=0.19.5", optional = true }
+libsecret = { version = "=0.5.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/lib.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/lib.rs
index 2b54b580709..b24ac01539c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "sys")]
 pub mod biometric;
+#[cfg(feature = "sys")]
 pub mod clipboard;
 pub mod crypto;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod ipc;
+#[cfg(feature = "sys")]
 pub mod password;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/Cargo.toml b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/Cargo.toml
index 0d80ccc925c..b15b07a78d3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.86"
-desktop_core = { path = "../core" }
+desktop_core = { path = "../core", default-features = false }
 futures = "0.3.30"
 log = "0.4.21"
 simplelog = "0.12.2"