diff --git a/crates/ruma-server-util/Cargo.toml b/crates/ruma-server-util/Cargo.toml
index a6fc4fd2..7c89a7f0 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-server-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ruma-server-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ all-features = true
 headers = "0.4.0"
 http = { workspace = true }
 http-auth = { version = "0.1.9", default-features = false }
-ruma-common = { workspace = true }
+ruma-common = { workspace = true, features = ["api"] }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }