diff --git a/src/meta-srv/Cargo.toml b/src/meta-srv/Cargo.toml
index 4b7f2137d6..6fe1567818 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/meta-srv/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 [features]
 mock = []
 pg_kvbackend = ["dep:tokio-postgres", "common-meta/pg_kvbackend"]
+mysql_kvbackend = []                                              # placeholder features so CI can compile
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true