diff --git a/apis/c/node/Cargo.toml b/apis/c/node/Cargo.toml
index 77fcda37..ba8e58f5 100644
--- a/apis/c/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apis/c/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ flume = "0.10.14"
 
 [dependencies.dora-node-api]
 default-features = false
+features = ["zenoh"]
 path = "../../rust/node"