diff --git a/src/tools/miri/src/lib.rs b/src/tools/miri/src/lib.rs
index 0bf5ae87f3836..40d2a63916ed8 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #![feature(unqualified_local_imports)]
 #![feature(derive_coerce_pointee)]
 #![feature(arbitrary_self_types)]
+#![cfg_attr(bootstrap,feature(legacy_receiver_trait))]
 // Configure clippy and other lints
 #![allow(
     clippy::collapsible_else_if,
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/src/shims/files.rs b/src/tools/miri/src/shims/files.rs
index 6b4f4cdc922a0..a7b408ec76600 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/src/shims/files.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/src/shims/files.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Deref for FileDescriptionRef<T> {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(bootstrap)]
+impl<T: ?Sized> core::ops::LegacyReceiver for FileDescriptionRef<T> {
+}
+
 impl<T: ?Sized> FileDescriptionRef<T> {
     pub fn id(&self) -> FdId {
         self.0.id