diff --git a/datafusion/core/Cargo.toml b/datafusion/core/Cargo.toml
index 9569d5164cc3..e99ec7ef6f31 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/datafusion/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ test-utils = { path = "../../test-utils" }
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
 tokio-postgres = "0.7.7"
 [target.'cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))'.dev-dependencies]
-nix = "0.27.1"
+nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["fs"] }
 
 [[bench]]
 harness = false