diff --git a/rust/agama-network/Cargo.toml b/rust/agama-network/Cargo.toml
index 635f119306..56fbe052c6 100644
--- a/rust/agama-network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agama-network/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-agama-utils = { path = "../agama-utils" }
+agama-utils = { path = "../agama-utils", default-features = false }
 anyhow = "1.0.98"
 async-trait = "0.1.88"
 cidr = { version = "0.3.1", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/rust/agama-utils/Cargo.toml b/rust/agama-utils/Cargo.toml
index a8758816b7..1df57b40f7 100644
--- a/rust/agama-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agama-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+default = ["curl"]
+curl = ["dep:agama-transfer"]
+
 [dependencies]
 agama-locale-data = { path = "../agama-locale-data" }
-agama-transfer = { path = "../agama-transfer" }
+agama-transfer = { path = "../agama-transfer", optional = true }
 async-trait = "0.1.89"
 camino = "1.2.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.228", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/rust/agama-utils/src/api.rs b/rust/agama-utils/src/api.rs
index 194555cd33..e424d87af7 100644
--- a/rust/agama-utils/src/api.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-utils/src/api.rs
@@ -39,13 +39,17 @@ pub use issue::{Issue, IssueMap, IssueWithScope};
 mod system_info;
 pub use system_info::SystemInfo;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "curl")]
 pub mod config;
+#[cfg(feature = "curl")]
 pub use config::Config;
 
 mod raw_config;
 pub use raw_config::RawConfig;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "curl")]
 pub mod patch;
+#[cfg(feature = "curl")]
 pub use patch::Patch;
 
 mod proposal;
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ mod action;
 pub use {action::Action, action::FinishMethod};
 
 pub mod bootloader;
+#[cfg(feature = "curl")]
 pub mod files;
 pub mod hostname;
 pub mod iscsi;