diff --git a/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntimeCore/LambdaHandler.swift b/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntimeCore/LambdaHandler.swift
index bf02860e..2c29f2a1 100644
--- a/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntimeCore/LambdaHandler.swift
+++ b/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntimeCore/LambdaHandler.swift
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extension LambdaHandler {
 
 // MARK: - AsyncLambdaHandler
 
-#if compiler(>=5.5)
+#if compiler(>=5.5) && canImport(_Concurrency)
 /// Strongly typed, processing protocol for a Lambda that takes a user defined `In` and returns a user defined `Out` async.
 @available(macOS 12, iOS 15, tvOS 15, watchOS 8, *)
 public protocol AsyncLambdaHandler: EventLoopLambdaHandler {
diff --git a/Tests/AWSLambdaRuntimeCoreTests/LambdaHandlerTest.swift b/Tests/AWSLambdaRuntimeCoreTests/LambdaHandlerTest.swift
index 3406d52f..ce4c21f4 100644
--- a/Tests/AWSLambdaRuntimeCoreTests/LambdaHandlerTest.swift
+++ b/Tests/AWSLambdaRuntimeCoreTests/LambdaHandlerTest.swift
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class LambdaHandlerTest: XCTestCase {
         assertLambdaLifecycleResult(result, shoudHaveRun: maxTimes)
     }
 
-    #if compiler(>=5.5)
+    #if compiler(>=5.5) && canImport(_Concurrency)
 
     // MARK: - AsyncLambdaHandler