diff --git a/vm/Cargo.toml b/vm/Cargo.toml
index 48d43e873a..bbbf43682d 100644
--- a/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ ast = ["rustpython-ast"]
 codegen = ["rustpython-codegen", "ast"]
 parser = ["rustpython-parser", "ast"]
 serde = ["dep:serde"]
+wasmbind = ["chrono/wasmbind", "getrandom/js"]
+
 
 [dependencies]
 rustpython-compiler = { path = "../compiler", optional = true, version = "0.2.0" }
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ thiserror = { workspace = true }
 thread_local = { workspace = true }
 
 caseless = "0.2.1"
-getrandom = { version = "0.2.6", features = ["js"] }
+getrandom = { version = "0.2.6", features = ["custom"] }
 flamer = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 half = "1.8.2"
 is-macro = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs
index 151b97acf3..8010357c98 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs
@@ -84,12 +84,16 @@ mod time {
         _time(vm)
     }
 
-    #[cfg(any(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), target_os = "wasi"))]
+    #[cfg(any(
+        not(target_arch = "wasm32"),
+        target_os = "wasi",
+        not(feature = "wasmbind")
+    ))]
     fn _time(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<f64> {
         Ok(duration_since_system_now(vm)?.as_secs_f64())
     }
 
-    #[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", not(target_os = "wasi")))]
+    #[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", not(target_os = "wasi"), feature = "wasmbind"))]
     fn _time(_vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<f64> {
         use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
         #[wasm_bindgen]
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ mod time {
             fn now() -> f64;
         }
         // Date.now returns unix time in milliseconds, we want it in seconds
-        Ok(Date::now() / 1000.0)
+        return Ok(Date::now() / 1000.0);
     }
 
     #[pyfunction]
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/vm_object.rs b/vm/src/vm/vm_object.rs
index 056ded9bfd..6d64fc694e 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/vm_object.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/vm_object.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     #[track_caller]
     #[cold]
     fn _py_panic_failed(&self, exc: PyBaseExceptionRef, msg: &str) -> ! {
-        #[cfg(not(all(target_arch = "wasm32", not(target_os = "wasi"))))]
+        #[cfg(not(all(target_arch = "wasm32", not(target_os = "wasi"), feature = "wasmbind")))]
         {
             let show_backtrace =
                 std::env::var_os("RUST_BACKTRACE").map_or(cfg!(target_os = "wasi"), |v| &v != "0");
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
             };
             panic!("{msg}; {after}")
         }
-        #[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", not(target_os = "wasi")))]
+        #[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", not(target_os = "wasi"), feature = "wasmbind"))]
         {
             use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
             #[wasm_bindgen]