diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/Cargo.toml b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/Cargo.toml
index e4fb13822f8..a8bba3afb7e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 # tidy-alphabetical-start
-ctrlc = "3.4.4"
 rustc_ast = { path = "../rustc_ast" }
 rustc_ast_lowering = { path = "../rustc_ast_lowering" }
 rustc_ast_passes = { path = "../rustc_ast_passes" }
@@ -66,6 +65,11 @@ features = [
     "Win32_System_Diagnostics_Debug",
 ]
 
+[target.'cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))'.dependencies]
+# tidy-alphabetical-start
+ctrlc = "3.4.4"
+# tidy-alphabetical-end
+
 [features]
 # tidy-alphabetical-start
 llvm = ['rustc_interface/llvm']
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
index 1f44621736c..b3cba4dbfc2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
@@ -1500,6 +1500,7 @@ pub fn init_logger(early_dcx: &EarlyDiagCtxt, cfg: rustc_log::LoggerConfig) {
 /// Install our usual `ctrlc` handler, which sets [`rustc_const_eval::CTRL_C_RECEIVED`].
 /// Making this handler optional lets tools can install a different handler, if they wish.
 pub fn install_ctrlc_handler() {
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
     ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
         // Indicate that we have been signaled to stop. If we were already signaled, exit
         // immediately. In our interpreter loop we try to consult this value often, but if for