diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index fa24d526..ae1b4428 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ cargo batch  \
     --- build --release --manifest-path tests/stm32/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi --features stm32h755zi --out-dir out/tests/nucleo-stm32h755zi \
     --- build --release --manifest-path tests/stm32/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi --features stm32wb55rg --out-dir out/tests/nucleo-stm32wb55rg \
     --- build --release --manifest-path tests/stm32/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi --features stm32u585ai --out-dir out/tests/iot-stm32u585ai \
-    --- build --release --manifest-path tests/rp/Cargo.toml --target thumbv6m-none-eabi --out-dir out/tests/rpi-pico \
+    --- build --release --manifest-path tests/rp/Cargo.toml --target thumbv6m-none-eabi --features embassy-rp/time-driver --out-dir out/tests/rpi-pico \
     $BUILD_EXTRA
 
 
diff --git a/embassy-rp/Cargo.toml b/embassy-rp/Cargo.toml
index ccb2f652..7315d673 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/embassy-rp/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [package.metadata.embassy_docs]
 src_base = "https://github.com/embassy-rs/embassy/blob/embassy-rp-v$VERSION/embassy-rp/src/"
 src_base_git = "https://github.com/embassy-rs/embassy/blob/$COMMIT/embassy-rp/src/"
-features = ["nightly", "defmt", "unstable-pac", "unstable-traits"]
+features = ["nightly", "defmt", "unstable-pac", "unstable-traits", "time-driver"]
 flavors = [
     { name = "rp2040", target = "thumbv6m-none-eabi" },
 ]
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ defmt = ["dep:defmt", "embassy-usb?/defmt"]
 # There are no plans to make this stable.
 unstable-pac = []
 
+time-driver = []
+
 # Enable nightly-only features
 nightly = ["embassy-executor/nightly", "embedded-hal-1", "embedded-hal-async", "embassy-embedded-hal/nightly", "dep:embassy-usb"]
 
diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/lib.rs b/embassy-rp/src/lib.rs
index aebbbf56..8dcefece 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub mod dma;
 pub mod gpio;
 pub mod interrupt;
 pub mod spi;
+#[cfg(feature = "time-driver")]
 pub mod timer;
 pub mod uart;
 #[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ pub fn init(_config: config::Config) -> Peripherals {
 
     unsafe {
         clocks::init();
+        #[cfg(feature = "time-driver")]
         timer::init();
         dma::init();
     }
diff --git a/examples/rp/Cargo.toml b/examples/rp/Cargo.toml
index 18a92b09..17393322 100644
--- a/examples/rp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rp/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 embassy-sync = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../embassy-sync", features = ["defmt"] }
 embassy-executor = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../embassy-executor", features = ["defmt", "integrated-timers"] }
 embassy-time = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../embassy-time", features = ["defmt", "defmt-timestamp-uptime"] }
-embassy-rp = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../embassy-rp", features = ["defmt", "unstable-traits", "nightly", "unstable-pac"] }
+embassy-rp = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../embassy-rp", features = ["defmt", "unstable-traits", "nightly", "unstable-pac", "time-driver"] }
 embassy-usb = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../embassy-usb", features = ["defmt"] }
 embassy-usb-serial = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../embassy-usb-serial", features = ["defmt"] }
 embassy-net = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../embassy-net", features = ["defmt", "nightly", "tcp", "dhcpv4", "medium-ethernet", "pool-16"] }