diff --git a/src/uu/mknod/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/mknod/Cargo.toml
index e068e184c..a6be1c24a 100644
--- a/src/uu/mknod/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/mknod/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ path = "src/mknod.rs"
 [dependencies]
 getopts = "0.2.18"
 libc = "^0.2.42"
-uucore = { version="0.0.4", package="uucore", git="https://github.com/uutils/uucore.git", branch="canary" }
+uucore = { version="0.0.4", package="uucore", git="https://github.com/uutils/uucore.git", branch="canary", features=["mode"] }
 uucore_procs = { version="0.0.4", package="uucore_procs", git="https://github.com/uutils/uucore.git", branch="canary" }
 
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