diff --git a/crates/polars-lazy/src/frame/mod.rs b/crates/polars-lazy/src/frame/mod.rs
index 5aeabaa96cae..b2cfd7267025 100644
--- a/crates/polars-lazy/src/frame/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-lazy/src/frame/mod.rs
@@ -184,11 +184,13 @@ impl LazyFrame {
     }
 
     /// Run nodes that are capably of doing so on the streaming engine.
+    #[cfg(feature = "streaming")]
     pub fn with_streaming(mut self, toggle: bool) -> Self {
         self.opt_state.set(OptFlags::STREAMING, toggle);
         self
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "new_streaming")]
     pub fn with_new_streaming(mut self, toggle: bool) -> Self {
         self.opt_state.set(OptFlags::NEW_STREAMING, toggle);
         self
diff --git a/crates/polars-python/src/lazyframe/general.rs b/crates/polars-python/src/lazyframe/general.rs
index 60e020a7b852..4cfd25258b61 100644
--- a/crates/polars-python/src/lazyframe/general.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-python/src/lazyframe/general.rs
@@ -488,10 +488,14 @@ impl PyLazyFrame {
             .with_simplify_expr(simplify_expression)
             .with_slice_pushdown(slice_pushdown)
             .with_cluster_with_columns(cluster_with_columns)
-            .with_streaming(streaming)
             ._with_eager(_eager)
             .with_projection_pushdown(projection_pushdown);
 
+        #[cfg(feature = "streaming")]
+        {
+            ldf = ldf.with_streaming(streaming);
+        }
+
         #[cfg(feature = "new_streaming")]
         {
             ldf = ldf.with_new_streaming(new_streaming);