diff --git a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 40b91d3a18..a63950f363 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ ethbloom = { version = "0.13", features = ["codec"] }
 
 # crypto
 secp256k1 = { version = "0.24.2", default-features = false, features = [
+    "global-context",
     "alloc",
     "recovery",
 ] }