diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/io/driver.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/io/driver.rs
index 5b97a8802de..609d7385f0c 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/io/driver.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/io/driver.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Handle {
 
     /// Used to wake up the reactor from a call to `turn`.
     /// Not supported on `Wasi` due to lack of threading support.
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
+    #[cfg(not(all(target_os = "wasi", not(tokio_unstable))))]
     waker: mio::Waker,
 
     pub(crate) metrics: IoDriverMetrics,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl Driver {
     /// creation.
     pub(crate) fn new(nevents: usize) -> io::Result<(Driver, Handle)> {
         let poll = mio::Poll::new()?;
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
+        #[cfg(not(all(target_os = "wasi", not(tokio_unstable))))]
         let waker = mio::Waker::new(poll.registry(), TOKEN_WAKEUP)?;
         let registry = poll.registry().try_clone()?;
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl Driver {
             registry,
             registrations,
             synced: Mutex::new(synced),
-            #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
+            #[cfg(not(all(target_os = "wasi", not(tokio_unstable))))]
             waker,
             metrics: IoDriverMetrics::default(),
         };
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl Handle {
     /// blocked in `turn`, then the next call to `turn` will not block and
     /// return immediately.
     pub(crate) fn unpark(&self) {
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
+        #[cfg(not(all(target_os = "wasi", not(tokio_unstable))))]
         self.waker.wake().expect("failed to wake I/O driver");
     }