diff --git a/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/snippets/SnippetCompiler.scala b/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/snippets/SnippetCompiler.scala
index 0ab5086e09d0..b47b15676c57 100644
--- a/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/snippets/SnippetCompiler.scala
+++ b/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/snippets/SnippetCompiler.scala
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class SnippetCompiler(
   object SnippetDriver extends Driver:
     val currentCtx =
       val rootCtx = initCtx.fresh.addMode(Mode.ReadPositions).addMode(Mode.Interactive)
+      rootCtx.setSetting(rootCtx.settings.YnoExperimental, true)
+      rootCtx.setSetting(rootCtx.settings.experimental, true)
       rootCtx.setSetting(rootCtx.settings.YretainTrees, true)
       rootCtx.setSetting(rootCtx.settings.YcookComments, true)
       rootCtx.setSetting(rootCtx.settings.YreadComments, true)