diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_minecarts/mod.conf b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_minecarts/mod.conf
index baa24737d..df0f02bff 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_minecarts/mod.conf
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_minecarts/mod.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name = mcl_minecarts
 author = Krock
 description = Minecarts are vehicles to move players quickly on rails.
-depends = mcl_title, mcl_explosions, mcl_core, mcl_util, mcl_sounds, mcl_player, mcl_playerinfo, mcl_achievements, mcl_chests, mcl_furnaces, mesecons_commandblock, mcl_hoppers, mcl_tnt, mesecons, mcl_entity_invs
+depends = mcl_title, mcl_explosions, mcl_core, mcl_util, mcl_sounds, mcl_player, mcl_playerinfo, mcl_achievements, mcl_chests, mcl_furnaces, mesecons_commandblock, mcl_hoppers, mcl_tnt, mesecons, mcl_entity_invs, vl_legacy
 optional_depends = doc_identifier, mcl_wip, mcl_physics, vl_physics
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_minecarts/rails.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_minecarts/rails.lua
index 1cfd1b224..6cdb18142 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_minecarts/rails.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_minecarts/rails.lua
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ for old,new in pairs(CURVY_RAILS_MAP) do
 		groups = { rail = 1 },
 		tiles = { new_def.tiles[1], new_def.tiles[1], new_def.tiles[1], new_def.tiles[1] },
 	})
+	vl_legacy.register_item_conversion(old, new)
 end
 minetest.register_lbm({
 	name = "mcl_minecarts:update_legacy_curvy_rails",
@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ for old,new in pairs(STRAIGHT_RAILS_MAP) do
 		groups = { rail = 1 },
 		tiles = { new_def.tiles[1], new_def.tiles[1], new_def.tiles[1], new_def.tiles[1] },
 	})
+	vl_legacy.register_item_conversion(old, new)
 end
 local TRANSLATE_RAILS_MAP = table.copy(STRAIGHT_RAILS_MAP)
 table_merge(TRANSLATE_RAILS_MAP, CURVY_RAILS_MAP)