diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index df352085..02cd5043 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ required-features = ["binary"]
 
 [dependencies]
 xmas-elf = { version = "0.6.2", optional = true }
-x86_64 = { version = "0.13.2", optional = true }
+x86_64 = { version = "0.13.2", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["instructions", "inline_asm"] }
 usize_conversions = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
 fixedvec = { version = "0.2.4", optional = true }
 bit_field = { version = "0.10.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/example-kernel/Cargo.toml b/example-kernel/Cargo.toml
index 37431378..62593e09 100644
--- a/example-kernel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/example-kernel/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ authors = ["Philipp Oppermann <dev@phil-opp.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-x86_64 = "0.13.2"
+x86_64 = { version = "0.13.2", default-features = false, features = ["instructions", "inline_asm"] }
diff --git a/test-kernel/Cargo.toml b/test-kernel/Cargo.toml
index f39f7503..228b7790 100644
--- a/test-kernel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-kernel/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ authors = ["Philipp Oppermann <dev@phil-opp.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-x86_64 = "0.13.2"
+x86_64 = { version = "0.13.2", default-features = false, features = ["instructions", "inline_asm"] }