diff --git a/crates/bevy_log/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_log/src/lib.rs
index b141cce8d3cb5c..b9707d8d0454f8 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_log/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_log/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(feature = "trace")]
 use std::panic;
+#[cfg(feature = "tracing-appender")]
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]