diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fee56107..e4a1dc7e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.135"
+version = "0.2.140"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68783febc7782c6c5cb401fbda4de5a9898be1762314da0bb2c10ced61f18b0c"
+checksum = "99227334921fae1a979cf0bfdfcc6b3e5ce376ef57e16fb6fb3ea2ed6095f80c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libsqlite3-sys"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9258c5c8..24fe82b3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ exclude = [".github/", ".cirrus.yml", "tests/",  "test_data/", "contrib/", "pypr
 [[bin]]
 name = "lianad"
 path = "src/bin/daemon.rs"
-required-features = ["jsonrpc_server"]
+required-features = ["daemon"]
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "liana-cli"
 path = "src/bin/cli.rs"
-required-features = ["jsonrpc_server"]
+required-features = ["daemon"]
 
 [features]
-default = ["jsonrpc_server"]
-jsonrpc_server = []
+default = ["daemon"]
+daemon = ["libc"]
 
 [dependencies]
 # For managing transactions (it re-exports the bitcoin crate)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ rusqlite = { version = "0.26.3", features = ["bundled", "unlock_notify"] }
 jsonrpc = "0.12"
 
 # Used for daemonization
-libc = "0.2"
+libc = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
 
 # Used for PSBTs
 base64 = "0.13"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bee7934d..19f78541 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 mod bitcoin;
 pub mod commands;
 pub mod config;
-#[cfg(unix)]
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "daemon"))]
 mod daemonize;
 mod database;
 pub mod descriptors;
-#[cfg(feature = "jsonrpc_server")]
+#[cfg(feature = "daemon")]
 mod jsonrpc;
 mod random;
 pub mod signer;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub use bip39;
 pub use miniscript;
 
 pub use crate::bitcoin::d::{BitcoindError, WalletError};
-#[cfg(feature = "jsonrpc_server")]
+#[cfg(feature = "daemon")]
 use crate::jsonrpc::server::{rpcserver_loop, rpcserver_setup};
 use crate::{
     bitcoin::{d::BitcoinD, poller, BitcoinInterface},
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ impl DaemonHandle {
         // If we are on a UNIX system and they told us to daemonize, do it now.
         // NOTE: it's safe to daemonize now, as we don't carry any open DB connection
         // https://www.sqlite.org/howtocorrupt.html#_carrying_an_open_database_connection_across_a_fork_
-        #[cfg(unix)]
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "daemon"))]
         if config.daemon {
             log::info!("Daemonizing");
             let log_file = data_dir.as_path().join("log");
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ impl DaemonHandle {
 
     /// Start the JSONRPC server and listen for incoming commands until we die.
     /// Like DaemonHandle::shutdown(), this stops the Bitcoin poller at teardown.
-    #[cfg(feature = "jsonrpc_server")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "daemon")]
     pub fn rpc_server(self) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
         let DaemonHandle {
             control,
diff --git a/src/testutils.rs b/src/testutils.rs
index dcdb1018..400141a6 100644
--- a/src/testutils.rs
+++ b/src/testutils.rs
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ impl DummyLiana {
         DummyLiana { tmp_dir, handle }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "jsonrpc_server")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "daemon")]
     pub fn rpc_server(self) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
         self.handle.rpc_server()?;
         fs::remove_dir_all(&self.tmp_dir)?;