diff --git a/src/libstd/Cargo.toml b/src/libstd/Cargo.toml
index 3a83f3f569a26..ceb39c01c6723 100644
--- a/src/libstd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/libstd/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ hermit-abi = { version = "0.1.10", features = ['rustc-dep-of-std'] }
 wasi = { version = "0.9.0", features = ['rustc-dep-of-std'], default-features = false }
 
 [features]
-default = ["std_detect_file_io", "std_detect_dlsym_getauxval"]
+default = ["std_detect_file_io", "std_detect_dlsym_getauxval", "panic-unwind"]
 
 backtrace = [
   "backtrace_rs/dbghelp",          # backtrace/symbolize on MSVC