diff --git a/programs/bpf_loader/Cargo.toml b/programs/bpf_loader/Cargo.toml
index 3c62ccc69fcfa1..1f6d4ddd3ad292 100644
--- a/programs/bpf_loader/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/bpf_loader/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ solana-log-collector = { workspace = true }
 solana-measure = { workspace = true }
 solana-poseidon = { workspace = true }
 solana-program-memory = { workspace = true }
-solana-program-runtime = { workspace = true }
+solana-program-runtime = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 solana-sdk = { workspace = true }
 solana-timings = { workspace = true }
 solana-type-overrides = { workspace = true }