diff --git a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
index b2d1a87b68..09bb13362d 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ harness = false
 
 [[bench]]
 name = "validate_blob_tx"
+required-features = ["arbitrary"]
 harness = false
 
 [[bench]]