diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dd3bfd387..fb14f7f35 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ endif()
 
 if (AWS_USE_APPLE_NETWORK_FRAMEWORK)
         target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "-DAWS_USE_APPLE_NETWORK_FRAMEWORK")
+        option(AWS_USE_APPLE_NETWORK_FRAMEWORK 
+        "Use apple network framework as default event loop and socket options."
+        ON)
 endif()
 
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
diff --git a/source/event_loop.c b/source/event_loop.c
index f78c3b89d..1a5103d5d 100644
--- a/source/event_loop.c
+++ b/source/event_loop.c
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ static int aws_event_loop_type_validate_platform(enum aws_event_loop_type type)
     return AWS_OP_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+#ifndef AWS_ENABLE_DISPATCH_QUEUE
 struct aws_event_loop *aws_event_loop_new_dispatch_queue_with_options(
     struct aws_allocator *alloc,
     const struct aws_event_loop_options *options) {
@@ -628,6 +629,7 @@ struct aws_event_loop *aws_event_loop_new_dispatch_queue_with_options(
     AWS_LOGF_DEBUG(AWS_LS_IO_EVENT_LOOP, "Dispatch Queue is not supported on the platform");
     return NULL;
 }
+#endif // AWS_ENABLE_DISPATCH_QUEUE
 
 #ifndef AWS_ENABLE_IO_COMPLETION_PORTS
 struct aws_event_loop *aws_event_loop_new_iocp_with_options(
diff --git a/source/socket.c b/source/socket.c
index 013530f17..fb5267f3e 100644
--- a/source/socket.c
+++ b/source/socket.c
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ int aws_socket_init(struct aws_socket *socket, struct aws_allocator *alloc, cons
         case AWS_SIT_WINSOCK:
             return aws_socket_init_winsock(socket, alloc, options);
             break;
-
         case AWS_SIT_APPLE_NETWORK_FRAMEWORK:
-            AWS_ASSERT(false && "Invalid socket implementation on platform.");
             return aws_socket_init_apple_nw_socket(socket, alloc, options);
             break;
         default:
@@ -260,6 +258,7 @@ int aws_socket_init_winsock(
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef AWS_ENABLE_DISPATCH_QUEUE
 int aws_socket_init_apple_nw_socket(
     struct aws_socket *socket,
     struct aws_allocator *alloc,
@@ -270,3 +269,4 @@ int aws_socket_init_apple_nw_socket(
     AWS_LOGF_DEBUG(AWS_LS_IO_SOCKET, "Apple Network Framework is not supported on the platform.");
     return aws_raise_error(AWS_ERROR_PLATFORM_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 }
+#endif