diff --git a/cocoa-foundation/Cargo.toml b/cocoa-foundation/Cargo.toml
index e247c752..81ac4e6f 100644
--- a/cocoa-foundation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cocoa-foundation/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ libc = "0.2"
 core-foundation = { path = "../core-foundation", version = "0.9" }
 core-graphics-types = { path = "../core-graphics-types", version = "0.1" }
 objc = "0.2.3"
+
+[features]
+default = ["link"]
+# Disable to manually link. Enabled by default.
+link = ["core-foundation/link", "core-graphics-types/link"]
+
diff --git a/cocoa-foundation/src/foundation.rs b/cocoa-foundation/src/foundation.rs
index 60eaa4fd..c3661f07 100644
--- a/cocoa-foundation/src/foundation.rs
+++ b/cocoa-foundation/src/foundation.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ mod macos {
         NSRectMaxYEdge,
     }
 
-    #[link(name = "Foundation", kind = "framework")]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "Foundation", kind = "framework"))]
     extern "C" {
         fn NSInsetRect(rect: NSRect, x: CGFloat, y: CGFloat) -> NSRect;
     }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl NSRange {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "Foundation", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "Foundation", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub static NSDefaultRunLoopMode: id;
 }
diff --git a/cocoa/Cargo.toml b/cocoa/Cargo.toml
index 96b0f424..b4eede60 100644
--- a/cocoa/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cocoa/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@ core-foundation = { path = "../core-foundation", version = "0.9" }
 core-graphics = { path = "../core-graphics", version = "0.23" }
 foreign-types = "0.5"
 objc = "0.2.3"
+
+[features]
+default = ["link"]
+# Disable to manually link. Enabled by default.
+link = ["core-foundation/link", "cocoa-foundation/link", "core-graphics/link"]
diff --git a/cocoa/src/appkit.rs b/cocoa/src/appkit.rs
index 7fe1f0b3..bddfd385 100644
--- a/cocoa/src/appkit.rs
+++ b/cocoa/src/appkit.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub type CGLContextObj = *mut c_void;
 
 pub type GLint = i32;
 
-#[link(name = "AppKit", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "AppKit", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub static NSAppKitVersionNumber: f64;
 
@@ -3836,7 +3836,7 @@ impl NSImage for id {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "AppKit", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "AppKit", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     // Image hints (NSString* const)
     pub static NSImageHintCTM: id;
diff --git a/cocoa/src/quartzcore.rs b/cocoa/src/quartzcore.rs
index 5f4c6da2..dfa2918a 100644
--- a/cocoa/src/quartzcore.rs
+++ b/cocoa/src/quartzcore.rs
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ impl CATransform3D {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "QuartzCore", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "QuartzCore", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     static kCARendererColorSpace: CFStringRef;
     static kCARendererMetalCommandQueue: CFStringRef;
diff --git a/core-foundation-sys/Cargo.toml b/core-foundation-sys/Cargo.toml
index bdf4e1f0..b1c13804 100644
--- a/core-foundation-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core-foundation-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 [dependencies]
 
 [features]
+default = ["link"]
 mac_os_10_7_support = [] # backwards compatibility
 mac_os_10_8_features = [] # enables new features
+# Disable to manually link. Enabled by default.
+link = []
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/core-foundation-sys/src/lib.rs b/core-foundation-sys/src/lib.rs
index edd6dd0f..948ce807 100644
--- a/core-foundation-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core-foundation-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 // We don't use `target_vendor` since that is going to be deprecated:
 // https://github.com/rust-lang/lang-team/issues/102
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios", target_os = "tvos"),
+    all(
+        any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios", target_os = "tvos"),
+        feature = "link"
+    ),
     link(name = "CoreFoundation", kind = "framework")
 )]
 extern "C" {}
diff --git a/core-foundation/Cargo.toml b/core-foundation/Cargo.toml
index c895f990..ffd58905 100644
--- a/core-foundation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core-foundation/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ chrono = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 uuid = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 
 [features]
+default = ["link"]
+
 mac_os_10_7_support = ["core-foundation-sys/mac_os_10_7_support"] # backwards compatibility
 mac_os_10_8_features = ["core-foundation-sys/mac_os_10_8_features"] # enables new features
 with-chrono = ["chrono"]
 with-uuid = ["uuid"]
+# Disable to manually link. Enabled by default.
+link = ["core-foundation-sys/link"]
+
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/core-graphics-types/Cargo.toml b/core-graphics-types/Cargo.toml
index ce4598a0..2f84200b 100644
--- a/core-graphics-types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core-graphics-types/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,5 +12,10 @@ bitflags = "1.0"
 core-foundation = { path = "../core-foundation", version = "0.9" }
 libc = "0.2"
 
+[features]
+default = ["link"]
+# Disable to manually link. Enabled by default.
+link = ["core-foundation/link"]
+
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 default-target = "x86_64-apple-darwin"
diff --git a/core-graphics-types/src/geometry.rs b/core-graphics-types/src/geometry.rs
index 7d37bd7b..356df1b3 100644
--- a/core-graphics-types/src/geometry.rs
+++ b/core-graphics-types/src/geometry.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ mod ffi {
     use core_foundation::dictionary::CFDictionaryRef;
     use geometry::{CGAffineTransform, CGPoint, CGRect, CGSize};
 
-    #[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
     extern "C" {
         pub fn CGRectInset(rect: CGRect, dx: CGFloat, dy: CGFloat) -> CGRect;
         pub fn CGRectMakeWithDictionaryRepresentation(
diff --git a/core-graphics/Cargo.toml b/core-graphics/Cargo.toml
index 9933000c..784db248 100644
--- a/core-graphics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core-graphics/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ authors = ["The Servo Project Developers"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [features]
-default = []
+default = ["link"]
 elcapitan = []
 highsierra = []
+# Disable to manually link. Enabled by default.
+link = ["core-foundation/link", "core-graphics-types/link"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "1.0"
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/access.rs b/core-graphics/src/access.rs
index 4e852c85..eee19e3d 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/access.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/access.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl ScreenCaptureAccess {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     // Screen Capture Access
     fn CGRequestScreenCaptureAccess() -> boolean_t;
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/color.rs b/core-graphics/src/color.rs
index 67913826..b91a4de2 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/color.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/color.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl CGColor {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CGColorCreateGenericRGB(
         red: CGFloat,
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/color_space.rs b/core-graphics/src/color_space.rs
index 90ee77b0..fc2f70be 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/color_space.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/color_space.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl CGColorSpace {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     /// The Display P3 color space, created by Apple.
     pub static kCGColorSpaceDisplayP3: CFStringRef;
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/context.rs b/core-graphics/src/context.rs
index c8cd8d3a..2671e8f3 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/context.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/context.rs
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ fn create_bitmap_context_test() {
     assert_eq!(255, data.bytes()[3]);
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CGContextRetain(c: ::sys::CGContextRef) -> ::sys::CGContextRef;
     fn CGContextRelease(c: ::sys::CGContextRef);
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/data_provider.rs b/core-graphics/src/data_provider.rs
index 044575ea..9b3572bc 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/data_provider.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/data_provider.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ fn test_data_provider() {
     assert!(dropped.load(SeqCst))
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CGDataProviderCopyData(provider: ::sys::CGDataProviderRef) -> CFDataRef;
     //fn CGDataProviderCreateDirect
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/display.rs b/core-graphics/src/display.rs
index 5d02c3af..87db937a 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/display.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/display.rs
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ impl CGDisplayMode {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub static CGRectNull: CGRect;
     pub static CGRectInfinite: CGRect;
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/event.rs b/core-graphics/src/event.rs
index b160c0c5..44915c73 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/event.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/event.rs
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ impl CGEvent {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     /// Return the type identifier for the opaque type `CGEventRef'.
     fn CGEventGetTypeID() -> CFTypeID;
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/event_source.rs b/core-graphics/src/event_source.rs
index b12a68dd..43522c66 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/event_source.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/event_source.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl CGEventSource {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     /// Return the type identifier for the opaque type `CGEventSourceRef'.
     fn CGEventSourceGetTypeID() -> CFTypeID;
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/font.rs b/core-graphics/src/font.rs
index 888e19ce..e00626a1 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/font.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/font.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl CGFont {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     // TODO: basically nothing has bindings (even commented-out) besides what we use.
     fn CGFontCreateWithDataProvider(provider: ::sys::CGDataProviderRef) -> ::sys::CGFontRef;
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/gradient.rs b/core-graphics/src/gradient.rs
index b06c31c1..5c241df0 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/gradient.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/gradient.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl CGGradient {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CGGradientCreateWithColorComponents(
         color_space: ::sys::CGColorSpaceRef,
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/image.rs b/core-graphics/src/image.rs
index e702e781..0433065b 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/image.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/image.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl CGImageRef {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CGImageGetTypeID() -> CFTypeID;
     fn CGImageGetWidth(image: ::sys::CGImageRef) -> size_t;
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/path.rs b/core-graphics/src/path.rs
index 4aad2212..cf612e16 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/path.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/path.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl CGPathElement {
 
 type CGPathApplierFunction = unsafe extern "C" fn(info: *mut c_void, element: *const CGPathElement);
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CGPathCreateWithRect(rect: CGRect, transform: *const CGAffineTransform) -> ::sys::CGPathRef;
     fn CGPathApply(path: ::sys::CGPathRef, info: *mut c_void, function: CGPathApplierFunction);
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/private.rs b/core-graphics/src/private.rs
index e324c1ab..6da3d48e 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/private.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/private.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ mod ffi {
     pub type CGSRegionRef = *mut CGSRegionObject;
     pub type OSStatus = i32;
 
-    #[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
     extern "C" {
         pub fn CGSRegionRelease(region: CGSRegionRef);
         pub fn CGSNewRegionWithRect(rect: *const CGRect, outRegion: *mut CGSRegionRef) -> CGError;
diff --git a/core-graphics/src/window.rs b/core-graphics/src/window.rs
index 97f08d30..866ebd27 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/window.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/window.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub fn create_image_from_array(
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub static kCGWindowNumber: CFStringRef;
     pub static kCGWindowStoreType: CFStringRef;
diff --git a/core-text/Cargo.toml b/core-text/Cargo.toml
index 0e6c2524..329a06eb 100644
--- a/core-text/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core-text/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ all-features = true
 default-target = "x86_64-apple-darwin"
 
 [features]
-default = ["mountainlion"]
+default = ["mountainlion", "link"]
 # For OS X 10.7 compat, exclude this feature. It will exclude some things from
 # the exposed APIs in the crate.
 mountainlion = []
+# Disable to manually link. Enabled by default.
+link = ["core-foundation/link", "core-graphics/link"]
 
 [dependencies]
 foreign-types = "0.5"
diff --git a/core-text/src/font.rs b/core-text/src/font.rs
index 0d303a63..a39652d3 100644
--- a/core-text/src/font.rs
+++ b/core-text/src/font.rs
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ pub fn cascade_list_for_languages(
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     /*
      * CTFont.h
diff --git a/core-text/src/frame.rs b/core-text/src/frame.rs
index 03fcee90..eebaaa1d 100644
--- a/core-text/src/frame.rs
+++ b/core-text/src/frame.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl CTFrame {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CTFrameGetTypeID() -> CFTypeID;
     fn CTFrameGetLines(frame: CTFrameRef) -> CFArrayRef;
diff --git a/core-text/src/framesetter.rs b/core-text/src/framesetter.rs
index dacb540b..abdd3eb3 100644
--- a/core-text/src/framesetter.rs
+++ b/core-text/src/framesetter.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl CTFramesetter {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CTFramesetterGetTypeID() -> CFTypeID;
     fn CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString(string: CFAttributedStringRef) -> CTFramesetterRef;
diff --git a/core-text/src/line.rs b/core-text/src/line.rs
index b2645aaf..db429796 100644
--- a/core-text/src/line.rs
+++ b/core-text/src/line.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl CTLine {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CTLineGetTypeID() -> CFTypeID;
     fn CTLineGetGlyphRuns(line: CTLineRef) -> CFArrayRef;
diff --git a/core-text/src/run.rs b/core-text/src/run.rs
index f84fb46c..3f1c76a8 100644
--- a/core-text/src/run.rs
+++ b/core-text/src/run.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn create_runs() {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "CoreText", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     fn CTRunGetTypeID() -> CFTypeID;
     fn CTRunGetAttributes(run: CTRunRef) -> CFDictionaryRef;
diff --git a/io-surface/Cargo.toml b/io-surface/Cargo.toml
index a3b86844..449f278e 100644
--- a/io-surface/Cargo.toml
+++ b/io-surface/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ core-foundation = { path = "../core-foundation", version = "0.9" }
 core-foundation-sys = { path = "../core-foundation-sys", version = "0.8" }
 cgl = "0.3"
 leaky-cow = "0.1.1"
+
+[features]
+default = ["link"]
+# Disable to manually link. Enabled by default.
+link = ["core-foundation/link", "core-foundation-sys/link"]
diff --git a/io-surface/src/lib.rs b/io-surface/src/lib.rs
index a530e2b5..184655be 100644
--- a/io-surface/src/lib.rs
+++ b/io-surface/src/lib.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl IOSurface {
     }
 }
 
-#[link(name = "IOSurface", kind = "framework")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "link", link(name = "IOSurface", kind = "framework"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub static kIOSurfaceAllocSize: CFStringRef;
     pub static kIOSurfaceWidth: CFStringRef;