diff --git a/zebra-network/Cargo.toml b/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
index cb001281a02..b4a9203450d 100644
--- a/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ tempfile = "3.5.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.40"
 
 futures = "0.3.28"
-tokio = { version = "1.28.2", features = ["fs", "net", "time", "tracing", "macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.28.2", features = ["fs", "io-util", "net", "time", "tracing", "macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tokio-stream = { version = "0.1.14", features = ["sync", "time"] }
 tokio-util = { version = "0.7.8", features = ["codec"] }
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["retry", "discover", "load", "load-shed", "timeout", "util", "buffer"] }