diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cda2b9a6..744d04fe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ webpki-roots = ["dep:webpki-root-certs"]
 # Use the system's proxy configuration.
 macos-system-configuration = ["dep:system-configuration"]
 
+# Use the Apple platform's network device binding.
+apple-bindable-device = ["dep:libc"]
+
 # Optional enable http2 tracing
 http2-tracing = ["hyper2/http2-tracing"]
 
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@ windows-registry = "0.4.0"
 system-configuration = { version = "0.6.0", optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "visionos", target_os = "macos", target_os = "tvos", target_os = "watchos"))'.dependencies]
-libc = "0.2"
+libc = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hyper = { version = "1.1.0", default-features = false, features = [
@@ -308,6 +311,7 @@ required-features = ["websocket", "http2-tracing", "futures-util/std"]
 [[example]]
 name = "client_chain"
 path = "examples/client_chain.rs"
+required-features = ["apple-bindable-device"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "request_with_redirect"
diff --git a/examples/client_chain.rs b/examples/client_chain.rs
index b66e6a45..947b94a5 100644
--- a/examples/client_chain.rs
+++ b/examples/client_chain.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), rquest::Error> {
         .as_mut()
         .impersonate(Impersonate::Safari18)
         .headers_order(HEADER_ORDER)
-        .interface("utun4")
+        .interface("utun6")
         .apply()?;
 
     let text = client
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d83067d1..1f7339c9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -286,11 +286,16 @@ macro_rules! cfg_bindable_device {
             target_os = "android",
             target_os = "fuchsia",
             target_os = "linux",
-            target_os = "ios",
-            target_os = "visionos",
-            target_os = "macos",
-            target_os = "tvos",
-            target_os = "watchos"
+            all(
+                feature = "apple-bindable-device",
+                any(
+                    target_os = "ios",
+                    target_os = "visionos",
+                    target_os = "macos",
+                    target_os = "tvos",
+                    target_os = "watchos",
+                )
+            )
         ))]
         $(
             $tt
@@ -306,11 +311,16 @@ macro_rules! cfg_non_bindable_device {
             target_os = "android",
             target_os = "fuchsia",
             target_os = "linux",
-            target_os = "ios",
-            target_os = "visionos",
-            target_os = "macos",
-            target_os = "tvos",
-            target_os = "watchos"
+            all(
+                feature = "apple-bindable-device",
+                any(
+                    target_os = "ios",
+                    target_os = "visionos",
+                    target_os = "macos",
+                    target_os = "tvos",
+                    target_os = "watchos",
+                )
+            )
         )))]
         $(
             $tt
diff --git a/src/util/client/connect/http.rs b/src/util/client/connect/http.rs
index e425ea7f..a7c04cf6 100644
--- a/src/util/client/connect/http.rs
+++ b/src/util/client/connect/http.rs
@@ -81,11 +81,16 @@ struct Config {
         target_os = "android",
         target_os = "fuchsia",
         target_os = "linux",
-        target_os = "ios",
-        target_os = "visionos",
-        target_os = "macos",
-        target_os = "tvos",
-        target_os = "watchos",
+        all(
+            feature = "apple-bindable-device",
+            any(
+                target_os = "ios",
+                target_os = "visionos",
+                target_os = "macos",
+                target_os = "tvos",
+                target_os = "watchos",
+            )
+        )
     ))]
     interface: Option<std::borrow::Cow<'static, str>>,
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "fuchsia", target_os = "linux"))]
@@ -246,11 +251,16 @@ impl<R> HttpConnector<R> {
                     target_os = "android",
                     target_os = "fuchsia",
                     target_os = "linux",
-                    target_os = "ios",
-                    target_os = "visionos",
-                    target_os = "macos",
-                    target_os = "tvos",
-                    target_os = "watchos",
+                    all(
+                        feature = "apple-bindable-device",
+                        any(
+                            target_os = "ios",
+                            target_os = "visionos",
+                            target_os = "macos",
+                            target_os = "tvos",
+                            target_os = "watchos",
+                        )
+                    )
                 ))]
                 interface: None,
                 #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "fuchsia", target_os = "linux"))]
@@ -812,12 +822,15 @@ fn connect(
             .map_err(ConnectError::m("tcp bind interface error"))?;
     }
 
-    #[cfg(any(
-        target_os = "ios",
-        target_os = "visionos",
-        target_os = "macos",
-        target_os = "tvos",
-        target_os = "watchos",
+    #[cfg(all(
+        feature = "apple-bindable-device",
+        any(
+            target_os = "ios",
+            target_os = "visionos",
+            target_os = "macos",
+            target_os = "tvos",
+            target_os = "watchos",
+        )
     ))]
     /// That this only supports ios, visionos, macos, tvos, watchos
     if let Some(interface) = &config.interface {