diff --git a/lang/Cargo.toml b/lang/Cargo.toml
index 9e1741bc..effdee22 100644
--- a/lang/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lang/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ path = "src/fuzz_main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 hbbytecode = { workspace = true, features = ["disasm"] }
-hbvm = { workspace = true, features = ["nightly"] }
+hbvm = { workspace = true, features = ["nightly", "alloc"] }
 hashbrown = { version = "0.15.0", default-features = false, features = ["raw-entry"] }
 log = "0.4.22"