diff --git a/src/uu/cp/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/cp/Cargo.toml
index 2f5783590..608b97d04 100644
--- a/src/uu/cp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/cp/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ path = "src/cp.rs"
 clap = { workspace = true }
 filetime = { workspace = true }
 libc = { workspace = true }
-linux-raw-sys = { workspace = true }
+linux-raw-sys = { workspace = true, features = ["ioctl"] }
 selinux = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 uucore = { workspace = true, features = [
   "backup-control",