diff --git a/vm/rust/Cargo.toml b/vm/rust/Cargo.toml
index 0b94c0db29..0e71d086f8 100644
--- a/vm/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 serde = "1.0.171"
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.96", features = ["raw_value"] }
-blockifier = "=0.8.0-rc.1"
+blockifier = { version = "=0.8.0-rc.1", features = ["concurrency"] }
 starknet_api = "=0.13.0-rc.0"
 cairo-vm = "=1.0.0-rc5"
 starknet-types-core = { version = "0.1.5", features = ["hash", "prime-bigint"] }