diff --git a/Sources/NIOFoundationCompat/WaitSpinningRunLoop.swift b/Sources/NIOFoundationCompat/WaitSpinningRunLoop.swift
index 9b9e16f955..bb390833f6 100644
--- a/Sources/NIOFoundationCompat/WaitSpinningRunLoop.swift
+++ b/Sources/NIOFoundationCompat/WaitSpinningRunLoop.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+#if !os(WASI)
+
 import Atomics
 import Foundation
 import NIOConcurrencyHelpers
@@ -70,3 +72,5 @@ extension EventLoopFuture {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#endif // !os(WASI)