diff --git a/zenoh-ext/Cargo.toml b/zenoh-ext/Cargo.toml
index 6a0488cb54..b68cfe03a1 100644
--- a/zenoh-ext/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zenoh-ext/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ flume = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["default"] }
-zenoh = { workspace = true, features = ["unstable"], default-features = false }
+zenoh = { workspace = true, features = ["unstable"], default-features = true }
 zenoh-core = { workspace = true }
 zenoh-macros = { workspace = true }
 zenoh-result = { workspace = true }