diff --git a/cmake.deps/cmake/BuildWasmtime.cmake b/cmake.deps/cmake/BuildWasmtime.cmake
index d3c51ebdc7..1decd713b9 100644
--- a/cmake.deps/cmake/BuildWasmtime.cmake
+++ b/cmake.deps/cmake/BuildWasmtime.cmake
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(wasmtime
     -D WASMTIME_FASTEST_RUNTIME=ON       # build with full LTO
     -D WASMTIME_DISABLE_ALL_FEATURES=ON  # don't need all that crap...
     -D WASMTIME_FEATURE_CRANELIFT=ON     # ...except this one (compiles wasm to platform code)
+    -D WASMTIME_FEATURE_GC_DRC=ON        # ...and this one (needed by ts to create engines)
   USES_TERMINAL_BUILD TRUE
   ${EXTERNALPROJECT_OPTIONS})