diff --git a/src/future/future/delay.rs b/src/future/future/delay.rs
index b6c30bcc..092639d9 100644
--- a/src/future/future/delay.rs
+++ b/src/future/future/delay.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::task::{Context, Poll};
-use crate::utils::Timer;
+use crate::utils::{timer_after, Timer};
 
 pin_project! {
     #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pin_project! {
 
 impl<F> DelayFuture<F> {
     pub fn new(future: F, dur: Duration) -> DelayFuture<F> {
-        let delay = Timer::after(dur);
+        let delay = timer_after(dur);
 
         DelayFuture { future, delay }
     }
diff --git a/src/future/timeout.rs b/src/future/timeout.rs
index 4a9d93c7..38466214 100644
--- a/src/future/timeout.rs
+++ b/src/future/timeout.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::task::{Context, Poll};
-use crate::utils::Timer;
+use crate::utils::{timer_after, Timer};
 
 /// Awaits a future or times out after a duration of time.
 ///
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl<F> TimeoutFuture<F> {
     pub(super) fn new(future: F, dur: Duration) -> TimeoutFuture<F> {
         TimeoutFuture {
             future,
-            delay: Timer::after(dur),
+            delay: timer_after(dur),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/io/timeout.rs b/src/io/timeout.rs
index ce33fea1..073c2f6e 100644
--- a/src/io/timeout.rs
+++ b/src/io/timeout.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::io;
-use crate::utils::Timer;
+use crate::utils::{timer_after, Timer};
 
 /// Awaits an I/O future or times out after a duration of time.
 ///
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ where
     F: Future<Output = io::Result<T>>,
 {
     Timeout {
-        timeout: Timer::after(dur),
+        timeout: timer_after(dur),
         future: f,
     }
     .await
diff --git a/src/stream/interval.rs b/src/stream/interval.rs
index 4e5c92b0..0a7eb480 100644
--- a/src/stream/interval.rs
+++ b/src/stream/interval.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::stream::Stream;
-use crate::utils::Timer;
+use crate::utils::{timer_after, Timer};
 
 /// Creates a new stream that yields at a set interval.
 ///
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use crate::utils::Timer;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "docs", doc(cfg(unstable)))]
 pub fn interval(dur: Duration) -> Interval {
     Interval {
-        delay: Timer::after(dur),
+        delay: timer_after(dur),
         interval: dur,
     }
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl Stream for Interval {
             return Poll::Pending;
         }
         let interval = self.interval;
-        let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut self.delay, Timer::after(interval));
+        let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut self.delay, timer_after(interval));
         Poll::Ready(Some(()))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/stream/stream/delay.rs b/src/stream/stream/delay.rs
index 0ba42b05..9a7f947c 100644
--- a/src/stream/stream/delay.rs
+++ b/src/stream/stream/delay.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::stream::Stream;
 use crate::task::{Context, Poll};
-use crate::utils::Timer;
+use crate::utils::{timer_after, Timer};
 
 pin_project! {
     #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl<S> Delay<S> {
     pub(super) fn new(stream: S, dur: Duration) -> Self {
         Delay {
             stream,
-            delay: Timer::after(dur),
+            delay: timer_after(dur),
             delay_done: false,
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/stream/stream/throttle.rs b/src/stream/stream/throttle.rs
index 2f9333a7..d0e2cdd1 100644
--- a/src/stream/stream/throttle.rs
+++ b/src/stream/stream/throttle.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::stream::Stream;
 use crate::task::{Context, Poll};
-use crate::utils::Timer;
+use crate::utils::{timer_after, Timer};
 
 pin_project! {
     /// A stream that only yields one element once every `duration`.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl<S: Stream> Throttle<S> {
             stream,
             duration,
             blocked: false,
-            delay: Timer::after(Duration::default()),
+            delay: timer_after(Duration::default()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl<S: Stream> Stream for Throttle<S> {
             Poll::Ready(None) => Poll::Ready(None),
             Poll::Ready(Some(v)) => {
                 *this.blocked = true;
-                let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut *this.delay, Timer::after(*this.duration));
+                let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut *this.delay, timer_after(*this.duration));
                 Poll::Ready(Some(v))
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/stream/stream/timeout.rs b/src/stream/stream/timeout.rs
index 28e52aeb..0e0ee912 100644
--- a/src/stream/stream/timeout.rs
+++ b/src/stream/stream/timeout.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::stream::Stream;
 use crate::task::{Context, Poll};
-use crate::utils::Timer;
+use crate::utils::{timer_after, Timer};
 
 pin_project! {
     /// A stream with timeout time set
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pin_project! {
 
 impl<S: Stream> Timeout<S> {
     pub(crate) fn new(stream: S, dur: Duration) -> Self {
-        let delay = Timer::after(dur);
+        let delay = timer_after(dur);
 
         Self { stream, delay }
     }
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index e064570e..3ca9d15b 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ mod timer {
     pub type Timer = smol::Timer;
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn timer_after(dur: std::time::Duration) -> timer::Timer {
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "unknown"))]
+    once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
+    Timer::after(dur)
+}
+
 #[cfg(any(
     all(target_arch = "wasm32", feature = "default"),
     all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "default"))