diff --git a/zenoh-ext/Cargo.toml b/zenoh-ext/Cargo.toml
index 4fdf98b8d..d433aa137 100644
--- a/zenoh-ext/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zenoh-ext/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ tracing = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["default"] }
 leb128 = { workspace = true }
 uhlc = { workspace = true }
-zenoh = { workspace = true, features = ["default"] }
+zenoh = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 zenoh-macros = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]