diff --git a/benches/bench.rs b/benches/bench.rs
index c7b87cf92ce744..621a3dae8dc4e0 100644
--- a/benches/bench.rs
+++ b/benches/bench.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ criterion_main!(
     buffering::buffers,
     http::http,
     batch::batch,
-    files::files,
+    /* files::files, */
     lua::lua,
     event::event
 );
diff --git a/benches/files.rs b/benches/files.rs
index 4891fb99c29c01..d713bf3811a9cb 100644
--- a/benches/files.rs
+++ b/benches/files.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "disabled")]
+
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use criterion::{criterion_group, Benchmark, Criterion, Throughput};
 use futures01::{sink::Sink, stream::Stream, Future};
diff --git a/src/sinks/file/mod.rs b/src/sinks/file/mod.rs
index 097cbf118dff27..e798c799c0c1ef 100644
--- a/src/sinks/file/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/file/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "disabled")]
+
 mod file;
 
 use self::file::File;