diff --git a/src/qos_net/Cargo.toml b/src/qos_net/Cargo.toml
index e4899c4a..9363c4ea 100644
--- a/src/qos_net/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/qos_net/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ webpki-roots = { version = "0.26.1" }
 [features]
 default = ["proxy"] # keep this as a default feature ensures we lint by default
 proxy = ["rand", "hickory-resolver"]
+vm = []