diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b1c396c..eb6a69f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.39"
+version = "1.2.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e1354349954c6fc9cb0deab020f27f783cf0b604e8bb754dc4658ecf0d29c35f"
+checksum = "e1d05d92f4b1fd76aad469d46cdd858ca761576082cd37df81416691e50199fb"
 dependencies = [
  "find-msvc-tools",
  "shlex",
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "39cab71617ae0d63f51a36d69f866391735b51691dbda63cf6f96d042b63efeb"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.61.1",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -468,9 +468,9 @@ checksum = "28dea519a9695b9977216879a3ebfddf92f1c08c05d984f8996aecd6ecdc811d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "find-msvc-tools"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1ced73b1dacfc750a6db6c0a0c3a3853c8b41997e2e2c563dc90804ae6867959"
+checksum = "0399f9d26e5191ce32c498bebd31e7a3ceabc2745f0ac54af3f335126c3f24b3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fs-err"
@@ -655,11 +655,10 @@ checksum = "df1d3c3b53da64cf5760482273a98e575c651a67eec7f77df96b5b642de8f039"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
-version = "0.4.13"
+version = "0.4.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "96936507f153605bddfcda068dd804796c84324ed2510809e5b2a624c81da765"
+checksum = "224399e74b87b5f3557511d98dff8b14089b3dadafcab6bb93eab67d3aace965"
 dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
  "scopeguard",
 ]
 
@@ -806,9 +805,9 @@ checksum = "c08d65885ee38876c4f86fa503fb49d7b507c2b62552df7c70b2fce627e06381"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
-version = "0.12.4"
+version = "0.12.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "70d58bf43669b5795d1576d0641cfb6fbb2057bf629506267a92807158584a13"
+checksum = "93857453250e3077bd71ff98b6a65ea6621a19bb0f559a85248955ac12c45a1a"
 dependencies = [
  "lock_api",
  "parking_lot_core",
@@ -816,15 +815,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot_core"
-version = "0.9.11"
+version = "0.9.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bc838d2a56b5b1a6c25f55575dfc605fabb63bb2365f6c2353ef9159aa69e4a5"
+checksum = "2621685985a2ebf1c516881c026032ac7deafcda1a2c9b7850dc81e3dfcb64c1"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -918,9 +917,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.5.17"
+version = "0.5.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5407465600fb0548f1442edf71dd20683c6ed326200ace4b1ef0763521bb3b77"
+checksum = "ed2bf2547551a7053d6fdfafda3f938979645c44812fbfcda098faae3f1a362d"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
@@ -993,7 +992,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys",
- "windows-sys 0.61.1",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1172,7 +1171,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.3.3",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix",
- "windows-sys 0.61.1",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1524,15 +1523,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.53.4",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-sys"
-version = "0.61.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6f109e41dd4a3c848907eb83d5a42ea98b3769495597450cf6d153507b166f0f"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
 version = "0.52.6"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d324180..180befb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ keywords = ["wireguard", "network", "vpn"]
 categories = ["network-programming"]
 
 [dependencies]
-boringtun = { path = "boringtun/boringtun", default-features = false, features = ["device"] }
 base64 = "0.22"
 log = "0.4"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
@@ -26,6 +25,9 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
 
 [target.'cfg(any(target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos", target_os = "netbsd"))'.dependencies]
+boringtun = { path = "boringtun/boringtun", default-features = false, features = [
+    "device",
+] }
 libc = { version = "0.2", default-features = false }
 nix = { version = "0.30", features = ["ioctl", "socket"] }
 
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index ac8f4dc..64775d0 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub enum WireguardInterfaceError {
     ServiceRemovalFailed(String),
     #[error("Socket is closed: {0}")]
     SocketClosed(String),
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos", target_os = "netbsd"))]
     #[error("BoringTun {0}")]
     BoringTun(#[from] boringtun::device::Error),
 }
diff --git a/src/wgapi.rs b/src/wgapi.rs
index b433ff4..55b5e15 100644
--- a/src/wgapi.rs
+++ b/src/wgapi.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Shared multi-platform management API abstraction
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos", target_os = "netbsd"))]
 use boringtun::device::DeviceHandle;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "check_dependencies")]
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct Userspace;
 /// to detect the correct API implementation for most common platforms.
 pub struct WGApi<API = Kernel> {
     pub(super) ifname: String,
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos", target_os = "netbsd"))]
     pub(super) device_handle: Option<DeviceHandle>,
     pub(super) _api: PhantomData<API>,
 }
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ impl<API> WGApi<API> {
         check_external_dependencies()?;
         Ok(WGApi {
             ifname: ifname.into(),
+            #[cfg(any(target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos", target_os = "netbsd"))]
             device_handle: None,
             _api: PhantomData,
         })
diff --git a/src/wgapi_windows.rs b/src/wgapi_windows.rs
index ccd67af..4d36e72 100644
--- a/src/wgapi_windows.rs
+++ b/src/wgapi_windows.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 /// Manages interfaces created with Windows kernel using https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-nt.
 impl WireguardInterfaceApi for WGApi<Kernel> {
-    fn create_interface(&self) -> Result<(), WireguardInterfaceError> {
+    fn create_interface(&mut self) -> Result<(), WireguardInterfaceError> {
         info!("Opening/creating interface {}", self.ifname);
         Ok(())
     }