diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfr/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfr/package.nix
index c422347b3efa..f8f527b9ba05 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfr/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfr/package.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,16 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     installShellFiles
     versionCheckHook
   ];
+
   doInstallCheck = true;
 
+  # opt ouf of default features to deselect the update-check feature
+  buildNoDefaultFeatures = true;
+
+  buildFeatures = [
+    "discovery"
+  ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd xfr \
       --bash <($out/bin/xfr --completions bash) \