diff --git a/rust/flatbuffers/src/verifier.rs b/rust/flatbuffers/src/verifier.rs
index a6f6c3ea6be..b00d743aefb 100644
--- a/rust/flatbuffers/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/rust/flatbuffers/src/verifier.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ use crate::follow::Follow;
 use crate::{ForwardsUOffset, SOffsetT, SkipSizePrefix, UOffsetT, VOffsetT, Vector, SIZE_UOFFSET};
 #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
+#[cfg(feature= "std")]
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use core::ops::Range;
 use core::option::Option;
 
 #[cfg(all(nightly, not(feature = "std")))]
 use core::error::Error;
-use std::borrow::Cow;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use std::error::Error;