diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
index e659fd6d47..67df459882 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ unicase = "2.7.0"
 crossterm_winapi = "0.9"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
-nix = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["user"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+nix = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["user", "fs"] }