diff --git a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/Cargo.toml b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/Cargo.toml
index 1a186b81acf..2d1b5a2841f 100644
--- a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ memmap2 = "0.9.4"
 nix = { version = "0.29.0", features = ["fs"] }
 regex = "1.10.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0.117", features = ["derive"] }
-libafl_nyx = { path = "../../../libafl_nyx" }
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
+libafl_nyx = { path = "../../../libafl_nyx", optional = true }
 
 [features]
 default = ["track_hit_feedbacks"]
 track_hit_feedbacks = ["libafl/track_hit_feedbacks"]
 fuzzbench = []
+nyx = ["dep:libafl_nyx"]
diff --git a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/Makefile.toml b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/Makefile.toml
index 5e77bbb15fe..520bc853a7c 100644
--- a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/Makefile.toml
+++ b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/Makefile.toml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ dependencies = [
   "test_frida",
   "test_qemu",
   "test_unicorn_mode",
+  # nyx
+  # since we cannot test nyx mode on CI, let's build it
+  "build_nyx_mode",
   # fuzzbench
   "test_instr_fuzzbench",
 ]
@@ -295,6 +298,11 @@ test -n "$( ls ./test/output-nyx/fuzzer_main/queue/id:000003* 2>/dev/null )" ||
 '''
 dependencies = ["build_afl", "build_libafl_fuzz"]
 
+# since we cannot test nyx mode on CI, let's build it
+[tasks.build_nyx_mode]
+script_runner = "@shell"
+script = "cargo build --profile ${PROFILE} --features nyx"
+
 [tasks.clean]
 linux_alias = "clean_unix"
 mac_alias = "clean_unix"
diff --git a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/executor.rs b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/executor.rs
index 90f49a9b578..42db166408e 100644
--- a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/executor.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/executor.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn check_binary(opt: &mut Opt, shmem_env_var: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
         }
     } else {
         bin_path = &opt.executable;
-        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
         {
             if opt.nyx_mode {
                 if !bin_path.is_symlink() && bin_path.is_dir() {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn check_binary(opt: &mut Opt, shmem_env_var: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
     }
 
     // check if the binary is an ELF file
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
     if mmap[0..4] != [0x7f, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x46] {
         return Err(Error::illegal_argument(format!(
             "Program '{}' is not an ELF binary",
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub fn check_binary(opt: &mut Opt, shmem_env_var: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
         && !opt.forkserver_cs
         && !opt.non_instrumented_mode;
 
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
     let check_instrumentation = check_instrumentation && !opt.nyx_mode;
 
     if check_instrumentation && !is_instrumented(&mmap, shmem_env_var) {
@@ -252,12 +252,13 @@ fn check_file_found(file: &Path, perm: u32) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
 pub enum SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV, NYX> {
-    Forkserver(FSV, PhantomData<(S, OT)>),
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    Forkserver(FSV, PhantomData<(S, OT, NYX)>),
     Nyx(NYX),
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
 impl<S, OT, FSV, NYX> UsesState for SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV, NYX>
 where
     S: State,
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ where
     type State = S;
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
 impl<S, OT, FSV, NYX, EM, Z> Executor<EM, Z> for SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV, NYX>
 where
     S: State,
@@ -282,12 +284,13 @@ where
     ) -> Result<ExitKind, Error> {
         match self {
             Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.run_target(fuzzer, state, mgr, input),
-            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
             Self::Nyx(nyx) => nyx.run_target(fuzzer, state, mgr, input),
         }
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
 impl<S, OT, FSV, NYX> HasObservers for SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV, NYX>
 where
     OT: ObserversTuple<S::Input, S>,
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ where
     fn observers(&self) -> RefIndexable<&Self::Observers, Self::Observers> {
         match self {
             Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.observers(),
-            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
             Self::Nyx(nyx) => nyx.observers(),
         }
     }
@@ -309,12 +312,13 @@ where
     fn observers_mut(&mut self) -> RefIndexable<&mut Self::Observers, Self::Observers> {
         match self {
             Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.observers_mut(),
-            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
             Self::Nyx(nyx) => nyx.observers_mut(),
         }
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
 impl<S, OT, FSV, NYX> HasTimeout for SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV, NYX>
 where
     FSV: HasTimeout,
@@ -323,15 +327,89 @@ where
     fn set_timeout(&mut self, timeout: std::time::Duration) {
         match self {
             Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.set_timeout(timeout),
-            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
             Self::Nyx(nyx) => nyx.set_timeout(timeout),
         }
     }
     fn timeout(&self) -> std::time::Duration {
         match self {
             Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.timeout(),
-            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
             Self::Nyx(nyx) => nyx.timeout(),
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "nyx"))]
+impl<S, OT, FSV> UsesState for SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV>
+where
+    S: State,
+{
+    type State = S;
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "nyx"))]
+pub enum SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV> {
+    Forkserver(FSV, PhantomData<(S, OT)>),
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "nyx"))]
+impl<S, OT, FSV, EM, Z> Executor<EM, Z> for SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV>
+where
+    S: State,
+    Z: UsesState<State = S>,
+    EM: UsesState<State = S>,
+    FSV: Executor<EM, Z, State = S>,
+{
+    fn run_target(
+        &mut self,
+        fuzzer: &mut Z,
+        state: &mut S,
+        mgr: &mut EM,
+        input: &S::Input,
+    ) -> Result<ExitKind, Error> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.run_target(fuzzer, state, mgr, input),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "nyx"))]
+impl<S, OT, FSV> HasObservers for SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV>
+where
+    OT: ObserversTuple<S::Input, S>,
+    S: State,
+    FSV: HasObservers<Observers = OT>,
+{
+    type Observers = OT;
+    #[inline]
+    fn observers(&self) -> RefIndexable<&Self::Observers, Self::Observers> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.observers(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn observers_mut(&mut self) -> RefIndexable<&mut Self::Observers, Self::Observers> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.observers_mut(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "nyx"))]
+impl<S, OT, FSV> HasTimeout for SupportedExecutors<S, OT, FSV>
+where
+    FSV: HasTimeout,
+{
+    fn set_timeout(&mut self, timeout: std::time::Duration) {
+        match self {
+            Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.set_timeout(timeout),
+        }
+    }
+    fn timeout(&self) -> std::time::Duration {
+        match self {
+            Self::Forkserver(fsrv, _) => fsrv.timeout(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/fuzzer.rs b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/fuzzer.rs
index d8d0f14b619..c985a81b0fc 100644
--- a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/fuzzer.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/fuzzer.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ use libafl_bolts::{
     tuples::{tuple_list, Handled, Merge},
     AsSliceMut,
 };
+#[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
 use libafl_nyx::{executor::NyxExecutor, helper::NyxHelper, settings::NyxSettings};
 use libafl_targets::{cmps::AFLppCmpLogMap, AFLppCmpLogObserver, AFLppCmplogTracingStage};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ define_run_client!(state, mgr, fuzzer_dir, core_id, opt, is_main_node, {
     let shmem_buf = shmem.as_slice_mut();
 
     // If we are in Nyx Mode, we need to use a different map observer.
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
     let (nyx_helper, edges_observer) = {
         if opt.nyx_mode {
             // main node is the first core id in CentralizedLauncher
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ define_run_client!(state, mgr, fuzzer_dir, core_id, opt, is_main_node, {
             (None, observer)
         }
     };
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "nyx"))]
     let edges_observer = { unsafe { StdMapObserver::new("edges", shmem_buf) } };
 
     let edges_observer = HitcountsMapObserver::new(edges_observer).track_indices();
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ define_run_client!(state, mgr, fuzzer_dir, core_id, opt, is_main_node, {
         std::env::set_var("LD_PRELOAD", &preload);
         std::env::set_var("DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES", &preload);
     }
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
     let mut executor = {
         if opt.nyx_mode {
             SupportedExecutors::Nyx(NyxExecutor::builder().build(
@@ -349,8 +350,8 @@ define_run_client!(state, mgr, fuzzer_dir, core_id, opt, is_main_node, {
             )
         }
     };
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
-    let executor = {
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "nyx"))]
+    let mut executor = {
         // Create the base Executor
         let mut executor_builder = base_forkserver_builder(opt, &mut shmem_provider, fuzzer_dir);
         // Set a custom exit code to be interpreted as a Crash if configured.
diff --git a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/main.rs b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/main.rs
index 0e37a5fe581..a5ae525e6f5 100644
--- a/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/main.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/forkserver/libafl-fuzz/src/main.rs
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ struct Opt {
     /// use binary-only instrumentation (QEMU mode)
     #[arg(short = 'Q')]
     qemu_mode: bool,
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    /// Nyx mode (Note: unlike AFL++, you do not need to specify -Y for parallel nyx fuzzing)
+    #[cfg(feature = "nyx")]
     #[arg(short = 'X')]
     nyx_mode: bool,
     /// use unicorn-based instrumentation (Unicorn mode)