diff --git a/version-compatibility/forkless-upgrade/Cargo.toml b/version-compatibility/forkless-upgrade/Cargo.toml
index ec5c4feb2c..8ee4d15d98 100644
--- a/version-compatibility/forkless-upgrade/Cargo.toml
+++ b/version-compatibility/forkless-upgrade/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ hex = "0.4.3"
 rand = "0.8"
 tempfile = "3.4"
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
+# Remove when we upgrade rust version
+netlink-proto = "=0.11.3"
 
 # Neutral deps
 fuel-core-trace = { path = "../../crates/trace" }
diff --git a/version-compatibility/forkless-upgrade/src/lib.rs b/version-compatibility/forkless-upgrade/src/lib.rs
index f2170f0043..6c9c055422 100644
--- a/version-compatibility/forkless-upgrade/src/lib.rs
+++ b/version-compatibility/forkless-upgrade/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #![deny(unused_crate_dependencies)]
 #![deny(warnings)]
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+use netlink_proto as _;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod backward_compatibility;
 #[cfg(test)]