diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
index 831695a..bb0e2fa 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ M.defaults = {
     -- the first package source that is found for a plugin will be used.
     sources = {
       "lazy",
-      "rockspec",
+      "rockspec", -- will only be used when rocks.enabled is true
       "packspec",
     },
   },
   rocks = {
+    enabled = true,
     root = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy-rocks",
     server = "https://nvim-neorocks.github.io/rocks-binaries/",
   },
diff --git a/lua/lazy/pkg/init.lua b/lua/lazy/pkg/init.lua
index 2d5b7d9..ee0daa4 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/pkg/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/pkg/init.lua
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ function M.update()
   ---@type LazyPkgSource[]
   local sources = {}
   for _, s in ipairs(Config.options.pkg.sources) do
-    sources[#sources + 1] = {
-      name = s,
-      get = require("lazy.pkg." .. s).get,
-    }
+    if s ~= "rockspec" or Config.options.rocks.enabled then
+      sources[#sources + 1] = {
+        name = s,
+        get = require("lazy.pkg." .. s).get,
+      }
+    end
   end
 
   ---@type LazyPkgCache