diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ea6e8be08..33cc58027 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rusty_pool = { optional = true, version = "0.7" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde-aux = { optional = true, version = "4"}
 serde_json = "1"
-serenity = { optional = true, version = "0.12.0-rc", features = ["voice", "gateway"] }
+serenity = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "0.12.0-rc", features = ["voice", "gateway"] }
 serenity-voice-model = { optional = true, version = "0.1" }
 simd-json = { features = ["serde_impl"], optional = true, version = "0.13" }
 socket2 = { optional = true, version = "0.5" }