diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 49d46e284..9f3f74c60 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ on_load({
 })
 
 style_dim_soft <- function(x) {
-  if (cli::num_ansi_colors() >= 256) {
+  if (cli::num_ansi_colors() >= 256 && is_installed("crayon")) {
     crayon::make_style(grDevices::grey(0.6), colors = 256)(x)
   } else {
     col_silver(x)