diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b0ec48e3dc..933e3be71a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ jobs:
     resource_class: xlarge # use of a smaller executor tends crashes on link
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - rust_nightly # Regenerating flatbuffers uses rustfmt
       - run:
           name: Check Flatbuffers
           command: ./generated_types/check-flatbuffers.sh