diff --git a/src/db/Cargo.toml b/src/db/Cargo.toml
index f697054b..230fbaf9 100644
--- a/src/db/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/db/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ hexdump = "0.1"
 tracing = "0.1.30"
 
 heed = "0.11"
-rusqlite = { version = "0.27", features = ["bundled"] }
+rusqlite = "0.27"
 sled = "0.34"
 
 # cli deps
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ pretty_env_logger = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 mktemp = "0.4"
 
 [features]
+bundled-libs = [ "rusqlite/bundled" ]
 cli = ["clap", "pretty_env_logger"]
diff --git a/src/garage/Cargo.toml b/src/garage/Cargo.toml
index 6cc93fc0..e19aac50 100644
--- a/src/garage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/garage/Cargo.toml
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ base64 = "0.13"
 
 
 [features]
+default = [ "bundled-libs" ]
 kubernetes-discovery = [ "garage_rpc/kubernetes-discovery" ]
 k2v = [ "garage_util/k2v", "garage_api/k2v" ]
+
+# NOTE: bundled-libs and system-libs should be treat as mutually exclusive;
+# exactly one of them should be enabled.
+
+# Use bundled libsqlite instead of linking against system-provided.
+bundled-libs = [ "garage_db/bundled-libs" ]
+# Link against system-provided libsodium and libzstd.
 system-libs = [ "garage_block/system-libs", "garage_rpc/system-libs", "sodiumoxide/use-pkg-config" ]