diff --git a/embassy-stm32/Cargo.toml b/embassy-stm32/Cargo.toml
index 66e2d516e..6c49f3768 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/Cargo.toml
+++ b/embassy-stm32/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ critical-section = "0.2.1"
 bare-metal = "1.0.0"
 atomic-polyfill = "0.1.2"
 stm32-metapac = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../stm32-metapac", features = ["rt"] }
-vcell = "0.1.3"
+vcell = { version = "0.1.3", optional = true }
 
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ defmt-info = [ ]
 defmt-warn = [ ]
 defmt-error = [ ]
 sdmmc-rs = ["embedded-sdmmc"]
-net = ["embassy-net"]
+net = ["embassy-net", "vcell"]
 
 # BEGIN GENERATED FEATURES
 # Generated by gen_features.py. DO NOT EDIT.