diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bdd2e5b4f..907e77792 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ version = "0.8"
 default-features = false
 
 [features]
-default = ["ui", "use-precompiled-js"]
+default = ["ui", "use-precompiled-js", "ipc"]
 ui = ["dapps", "ethcore-signer/ui"]
 use-precompiled-js = ["ethcore-dapps/use-precompiled-js", "ethcore-signer/use-precompiled-js"]
 dapps = ["ethcore-dapps"]