diff --git a/wgpu/Cargo.toml b/wgpu/Cargo.toml
index b6b9379344..16a4c38428 100644
--- a/wgpu/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wgpu/Cargo.toml
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ web-sys = { version = "0.3.53", features = [
 ]}
 js-sys = "0.3.50"
 wasm-bindgen-futures = "0.4.23"
+# enable parking_lot's wasm-bindgen feature so that it, in turn, enables that of crate `instant`
+parking_lot = { version = "0.11", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dev-dependencies]
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.6"