diff --git a/sync/Cargo.toml b/sync/Cargo.toml
index a6bdf8c8f..500ae0778 100644
--- a/sync/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sync/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ ethcore-network = { path = "../util/network" }
 ethcore-io = { path = "../util/io" }
 ethcore = { path = "../ethcore" }
 rlp = { path = "../util/rlp" }
+ethcore-devtools = { path = "../devtools" }
 clippy = { version = "0.0.85", optional = true}
 log = "0.3"
 env_logger = "0.3"
diff --git a/sync/src/lib.rs b/sync/src/lib.rs
index 81f2e7b9d..376ece6d1 100644
--- a/sync/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sync/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ extern crate rlp;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 extern crate ethkey;
+#[cfg(test)]
+extern crate ethcore_devtools as devtools;
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;