diff --git a/notify-types/Cargo.toml b/notify-types/Cargo.toml
index d7254c8b..7b63de71 100644
--- a/notify-types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/notify-types/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 serialization-compat-6 = []
 
 [dependencies]
+instant = "0.1.12"
 serde = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 mock_instant = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/notify-types/src/debouncer_full.rs b/notify-types/src/debouncer_full.rs
index 5c3c9d85..8266ffe6 100644
--- a/notify-types/src/debouncer_full.rs
+++ b/notify-types/src/debouncer_full.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use mock_instant::Instant;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "mock_instant"))]
-use std::time::Instant;
+use instant::Instant;
 
 use crate::event::Event;