diff --git a/config/Cargo.toml b/config/Cargo.toml
index b8edc5633..38c200af9 100644
--- a/config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/config/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tracectl = { workspace = true }
 k8s-intf = { workspace = true }
 
 # external
-chrono = { workspace = true }
+chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["alloc"] }
 derive_builder = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["default"] }
 ipnet = { workspace = true }
 linkme = { workspace = true }