diff --git a/capi/Cargo.toml b/capi/Cargo.toml
index b5f896f8b..3e31b5afa 100644
--- a/capi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/capi/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ crate-type = ["staticlib", "cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
-yara-x = { workspace = true }
+yara-x = { workspace = true, features = ["parallel-compilation"] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 cbindgen = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 8a0d4adb2..5992c269c 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ protobuf = { workspace = true }
 protobuf-json-mapping = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true, features = ["preserve_order"] }
 yansi = { workspace = true }
-yara-x = { workspace = true }
+yara-x = { workspace = true, features = ["parallel-compilation"] }
 yara-x-parser = { workspace = true }
 yara-x-proto-yaml = { workspace = true }
 yara-x-fmt = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index 6421f0799..e6c43d6c2 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ logging = ["dep:log"]
 # threads, which can be problematic in some scenarios. See:
 # https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara-x/issues/182
 #
-# This feature is enabled by default.
+# This feature is disabled by default.
 parallel-compilation = ["wasmtime/parallel-compilation"]
 
 # Enables rules profiling. When this is enabled together with `logging` the
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ parallel-compilation = ["wasmtime/parallel-compilation"]
 # scan. Notice that profiling itself has a noticeable impact on performance.
 rules-profiling = ["logging"]
 
-
 # When enabled use the logic included in the `x509-parser` crate for verifying
 # certificates. If not enabled we use our ouwn logic. This is disabled by
 # default.
@@ -167,14 +166,12 @@ text-module = [
 # conditions of a rule to check against other epoch time.
 time-module = []
 
-
 # Features that are enabled by default.
 default = [
     "constant-folding",
     "cuckoo-module",
     "exact-atoms",
     "fast-regexp",
-    "parallel-compilation",
     "console-module",
     "dotnet-module",
     "elf-module",
diff --git a/py/Cargo.toml b/py/Cargo.toml
index d63e57a62..9b306c428 100644
--- a/py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/py/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pyo3-file = "0.8.0"
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
 protobuf-json-mapping = { workspace = true }
-yara-x = { workspace = true }
+yara-x = { workspace = true, features = ["parallel-compilation"] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 pyo3-build-config = "0.21.2"
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