diff --git a/src/uu/mkfifo/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/mkfifo/Cargo.toml
index 68f16a1f6..93ebed94a 100644
--- a/src/uu/mkfifo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/mkfifo/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ path = "src/mkfifo.rs"
 [dependencies]
 clap = { workspace = true }
 libc = { workspace = true }
-uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["fs"] }
+uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["fs", "mode"] }
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "mkfifo"