diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/Cargo.toml b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/Cargo.toml
index c4be72ab8f5..ccefd910396 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/Cargo.toml
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 default = ["abi3"]
 abi3 = ["pyo3/abi3-py310"]
 extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
+mimalloc = ["dep:mimalloc"]
 panic-test = []
 
 [dependencies]
 futures-util.workspace = true
-mimalloc.workspace = true
+mimalloc = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 tracing.workspace = true
 tracing-subscriber.workspace = true
 litellm-core = { workspace = true, features = ["bedrock-auth"] }
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/lib.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/lib.rs
index 7e160a4c7bf..cab860a91d1 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/lib.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use pyo3::types::PyAny;
 use serde_json::Value;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "mimalloc")]
 #[global_allocator]
 static ALLOCATOR: mimalloc::MiMalloc = mimalloc::MiMalloc;