diff --git a/cyw43-pio/Cargo.toml b/cyw43-pio/Cargo.toml
index 4ca227d3d..c5632d5fd 100644
--- a/cyw43-pio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cyw43-pio/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 cyw43 = { path = "../" }
-embassy-rp = { version = "0.1.0",  features = ["defmt", "unstable-traits", "nightly", "unstable-pac", "time-driver"] }
+embassy-rp = { version = "0.1.0",  features = ["unstable-traits", "nightly", "unstable-pac", "time-driver"] }
 pio-proc = "0.2"
 pio = "0.2.1"
-defmt = "0.3"
\ No newline at end of file
+defmt = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cyw43-pio/src/lib.rs b/cyw43-pio/src/lib.rs
index 9c425cbaa..c468435f1 100644
--- a/cyw43-pio/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cyw43-pio/src/lib.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ where
         let write_bits = write.len() * 32 - 1;
         let read_bits = 31;
 
+        #[cfg(feature = "defmt")]
         defmt::trace!("write={} read={}", write_bits, read_bits);
 
         let mut dma = Peripheral::into_ref(&mut self.dma);
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ where
         let write_bits = 31;
         let read_bits = read.len() * 32 + 32 - 1;
 
+        #[cfg(feature = "defmt")]
         defmt::trace!("write={} read={}", write_bits, read_bits);
 
         let mut dma = Peripheral::into_ref(&mut self.dma);
diff --git a/examples/rpi-pico-w/Cargo.toml b/examples/rpi-pico-w/Cargo.toml
index 970db089d..8df65e188 100644
--- a/examples/rpi-pico-w/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rpi-pico-w/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 cyw43 = { path = "../../", features = ["defmt", "firmware-logs"] }
-cyw43-pio = { path = "../../cyw43-pio" }
+cyw43-pio = { path = "../../cyw43-pio", features = ["defmt"] }
 embassy-executor = { version = "0.1.0",  features = ["defmt", "integrated-timers", "executor-thread", "arch-cortex-m"] }
 embassy-time = { version = "0.1.0",  features = ["defmt", "defmt-timestamp-uptime"] }
 embassy-rp = { version = "0.1.0",  features = ["defmt", "unstable-traits", "nightly", "unstable-pac", "time-driver"] }