diff -ruN '--exclude=*.o' '--exclude=*.a' '--exclude=Makefile' a/include/ext_iokit.h b/include/ext_iokit.h
--- a/include/ext_iokit.h	2025-08-23 08:43:56.000000000 +0000
+++ b/include/ext_iokit.h	2026-04-25 11:12:29.301508174 +0000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef HC_EXT_IOKIT_H
 #define HC_EXT_IOKIT_H
 
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(WITH_IOKIT)
 #include <IOKit/IOKitLib.h>
 
 // kIOMasterPortDefault/kIOMainPortDefault is 0
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
 typedef struct IOReportSubscriptionRef* IOReportSubscriptionRef;
 
-#endif // __APPLE__
+#endif // __APPLE__ && WITH_IOKIT
 
 typedef int HM_ADAPTER_IOKIT;
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 
 typedef struct hm_iokit_lib
 {
-  #if defined(__APPLE__)
+  #if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(WITH_IOKIT)
 
   io_connect_t            conn;
 
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@
 
   moving_avg_t avg_power;
 
-  #endif // __APPLE__
+  #endif // __APPLE__ && WITH_IOKIT
 
 } hm_iokit_lib_t;
 
 typedef hm_iokit_lib_t IOKIT_PTR;
 
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(WITH_IOKIT)
 UInt32 hm_IOKIT_strtoul               (const char *str, int size, int base);
 void   hm_IOKIT_ultostr               (char *str, UInt32 val);
 
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@
 
 bool iokit_init                       (void *hashcat_ctx);
 bool iokit_close                      (void *hashcat_ctx);
-#endif // __APPLE__
+#endif // __APPLE__ && WITH_IOKIT
 
 #endif // HC_EXT_IOKIT_H
diff -ruN '--exclude=*.o' '--exclude=*.a' '--exclude=Makefile' a/include/hwmon.h b/include/hwmon.h
--- a/include/hwmon.h	2025-08-23 08:43:56.000000000 +0000
+++ b/include/hwmon.h	2026-04-25 11:31:13.283617065 +0000
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 int hm_get_temperature_with_devices_idx        (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int backend_device_idx);
 int hm_get_fanpolicy_with_devices_idx          (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int backend_device_idx);
 int hm_get_fanspeed_with_devices_idx           (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int backend_device_idx);
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(WITH_IOKIT)
 int hm_get_fanspeed_apple                      (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, char *fan_speed_buf);
 #endif
 int hm_get_buslanes_with_devices_idx           (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int backend_device_idx);
diff -ruN '--exclude=*.o' '--exclude=*.a' '--exclude=Makefile' a/include/status.h b/include/status.h
--- a/include/status.h	2025-08-23 08:43:56.000000000 +0000
+++ b/include/status.h	2026-04-25 11:31:22.909867290 +0000
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 char       *status_get_brain_rx_all                   (const hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx);
 char       *status_get_brain_tx_all                   (const hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx);
 #endif
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(WITH_IOKIT)
 char       *status_get_hwmon_fan_dev                  (const hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx);
 #endif
 char       *status_get_hwmon_dev                      (const hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int backend_devices_idx);
diff -ruN '--exclude=*.o' '--exclude=*.a' '--exclude=Makefile' a/src/ext_iokit.m b/src/ext_iokit.m
--- a/src/ext_iokit.m	2025-08-23 08:43:56.000000000 +0000
+++ b/src/ext_iokit.m	2026-04-25 11:12:29.302508200 +0000
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  * License.....: MIT
  */
 
+#ifdef WITH_IOKIT
+
+
 #include "common.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "memory.h"
@@ -585,3 +588,5 @@
 }
 
 #endif // __APPLE__
+
+#endif // WITH_IOKIT
diff -ruN '--exclude=*.o' '--exclude=*.a' '--exclude=Makefile' a/src/hashcat.c b/src/hashcat.c
--- a/src/hashcat.c	2025-08-23 08:43:56.000000000 +0000
+++ b/src/hashcat.c	2026-04-25 11:31:23.103872333 +0000
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@
     device_info->exec_msec_dev                  = status_get_exec_msec_dev                  (hashcat_ctx, device_id);
     device_info->speed_sec_dev                  = status_get_speed_sec_dev                  (hashcat_ctx, device_id);
     device_info->guess_candidates_dev           = status_get_guess_candidates_dev           (hashcat_ctx, device_id);
-    #if defined (__APPLE__)
+    #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
     device_info->hwmon_fan_dev                  = status_get_hwmon_fan_dev                  (hashcat_ctx);
     #endif
     device_info->hwmon_dev                      = status_get_hwmon_dev                      (hashcat_ctx, device_id);
diff -ruN '--exclude=*.o' '--exclude=*.a' '--exclude=Makefile' a/src/hwmon.c b/src/hwmon.c
--- a/src/hwmon.c	2025-08-23 08:43:56.000000000 +0000
+++ b/src/hwmon.c	2026-04-25 11:12:29.304508251 +0000
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
   {
     if (backend_ctx->devices_param[backend_device_idx].opencl_device_type & CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CPU)
     {
-      #if defined (__APPLE__)
+      #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
       if (backend_ctx->devices_param[backend_device_idx].opencl_platform_vendor_id == VENDOR_ID_APPLE)
       {
         if (hwmon_ctx->hm_iokit)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 
     if (backend_ctx->devices_param[backend_device_idx].opencl_device_type & CL_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU)
     {
-      #if defined (__APPLE__)
+      #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
       if (backend_ctx->devices_param[backend_device_idx].opencl_platform_vendor_id == VENDOR_ID_APPLE)
       {
         if (hwmon_ctx->hm_iokit)
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
   return -1;
 }
 
-#if defined (__APPLE__)
+#if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
 int hm_get_fanspeed_apple (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, char *fan_speed_buf)
 {
   hwmon_ctx_t *hwmon_ctx = hashcat_ctx->hwmon_ctx;
@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  #if defined (__APPLE__)
+  #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
   if (backend_ctx->need_iokit == true)
   {
     hwmon_ctx->hm_iokit = (IOKIT_PTR *) hcmalloc (sizeof (IOKIT_PTR));
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@
 
   hwmon_ctx_init_sysfs_cpu (hashcat_ctx, hm_adapters_sysfs_cpu, backend_devices_cnt);
 
-  #if defined (__APPLE__)
+  #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
   if (backend_ctx->need_iokit == true)
   {
     hwmon_ctx->hm_iokit = (IOKIT_PTR *) hcmalloc (sizeof (IOKIT_PTR));
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@
     {
       if (device_param->opencl_device_type & CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CPU)
       {
-        #if defined (__APPLE__)
+        #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
         if (device_param->opencl_platform_vendor_id == VENDOR_ID_APPLE)
         {
           if (hwmon_ctx->hm_iokit)
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@
 
       if (device_param->opencl_device_type & CL_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU)
       {
-        #if defined (__APPLE__)
+        #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
         if (device_param->opencl_platform_vendor_id == VENDOR_ID_APPLE)
         {
           if (hwmon_ctx->hm_iokit)
@@ -2232,7 +2232,7 @@
     sysfs_cpu_close (hashcat_ctx);
   }
 
-  #if defined (__APPLE__)
+  #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
   if (hwmon_ctx->hm_iokit)
   {
     iokit_close (hashcat_ctx);
diff -ruN '--exclude=*.o' '--exclude=*.a' '--exclude=Makefile' a/src/monitor.c b/src/monitor.c
--- a/src/monitor.c	2025-08-23 08:43:56.000000000 +0000
+++ b/src/monitor.c	2026-04-25 11:12:29.305508277 +0000
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 
           myabort (hashcat_ctx);
         }
-        #if defined (__APPLE__)
+        #if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
         // experimental feature, check the "Sensor Graphic Hot" sensor through IOKIT/SMC to catch a GPU overtemp alarm
         else if (temperature > (int) (user_options->hwmon_temp_abort - 10))
         {
diff -ruN '--exclude=*.o' '--exclude=*.a' '--exclude=Makefile' a/src/status.c b/src/status.c
--- a/src/status.c	2025-08-23 08:43:56.000000000 +0000
+++ b/src/status.c	2026-04-25 11:31:13.750629205 +0000
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined (__APPLE__)
+#if defined (__APPLE__) && defined (WITH_IOKIT)
 char *status_get_hwmon_fan_dev (const hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 {
   status_ctx_t *status_ctx = hashcat_ctx->status_ctx;