diff --git a/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
index 1dae3f033..cfd85cf9d 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ lscolors = { workspace = true }
 uucore = { workspace = true, features = [
   "colors",
   "entries",
+  "format",
   "fs",
   "fsxattr",
   "quoting-style",