diff --git a/crates/bevy_dylib/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_dylib/Cargo.toml
index 26aec33b83..054441dd66 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_dylib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_dylib/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ keywords = ["bevy"]
 crate-type = ["dylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-bevy_internal = { path = "../bevy_internal", version = "0.16.0-dev", default-features = false }
+# feature std is needed to avoid an issue when linking critical_section
+# bevy_dylib is not expected to work in no_std
+bevy_internal = { path = "../bevy_internal", version = "0.16.0-dev", default-features = false, features = [
+  "std",
+] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true