diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a5707e2..2f38df6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -226,10 +226,17 @@ optional = true
 
 [dependencies.iced_tiny_skia]
 path = "./iced/tiny_skia"
+# Yoda: drop the x11 default → softbuffer no longer pulls tiny-xlib/x11-dl/etc.
+default-features = false
+features = ["wayland"]
 
 [dependencies.iced_winit]
 path = "./iced/winit"
 optional = true
+# Yoda: drop the x11 default → winit won't pull winit-x11/tiny-xlib/x11-dl.
+# Keep wayland + wayland-dlopen (default behaviour minus x11).
+default-features = false
+features = ["wayland", "wayland-dlopen"]
 
 [dependencies.iced_wgpu]
 path = "./iced/wgpu"