diff --git a/Libraries/Async/Async.cpp b/Libraries/Async/Async.cpp
index 76481610..9a10d616 100644
--- a/Libraries/Async/Async.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/Async/Async.cpp
@@ -713,7 +713,10 @@ SC::Result SC::AsyncEventLoop::Internal::dispatchCompletions(SyncMode syncMode,
     switch (syncMode)
     {
     case SyncMode::NoWait: {
-        invokeExpiredTimers(loopTime);
+        if (kernelEvents.needsManualTimersProcessing())
+        {
+            invokeExpiredTimers(loopTime);
+        }
     }
     break;
     case SyncMode::ForcedForwardProgress: {
@@ -721,7 +724,10 @@ SC::Result SC::AsyncEventLoop::Internal::dispatchCompletions(SyncMode syncMode,
         {
             expiredTimer = nullptr;
             updateTime();
-            invokeExpiredTimers(loopTime);
+            if (kernelEvents.needsManualTimersProcessing())
+            {
+                invokeExpiredTimers(loopTime);
+            }
         }
     }
     break;
diff --git a/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncLinux.inl b/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncLinux.inl
index 95fae1f0..eadd35a6 100644
--- a/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncLinux.inl
+++ b/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncLinux.inl
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ struct SC::AsyncEventLoop::Internal::KernelEvents
     {
         return true;
     }
-    
+
+    bool needsManualTimersProcessing() { return isEpoll; }
+
     template <typename T, typename P> [[nodiscard]] static Result executeOperation(T&, P& p);
     // clang-format on
 };
diff --git a/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncPosix.inl b/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncPosix.inl
index 5e646fcc..48361e3b 100644
--- a/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncPosix.inl
+++ b/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncPosix.inl
@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ struct SC::AsyncEventLoop::Internal::KernelEventsPosix
 
     static bool needsSubmissionWhenReactivating(AsyncFilePoll&) { return false; }
 
+    static bool needsManualTimersProcessing() { return true; }
+
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // File CLOSE
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncWindows.inl b/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncWindows.inl
index 3c930656..09c6eb6e 100644
--- a/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncWindows.inl
+++ b/Libraries/Async/Internal/AsyncWindows.inl
@@ -687,10 +687,9 @@ struct SC::AsyncEventLoop::Internal::KernelEvents
 
     // If False, makes re-activation a no-op, that is a lightweight optimization.
     // More importantly it prevents an assert about being Submitting state when async completes during re-activation run cycle.
-    template<typename T> static bool needsSubmissionWhenReactivating(T&)
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
+    template<typename T> static bool needsSubmissionWhenReactivating(T&) { return true; }
+    
+    static bool needsManualTimersProcessing() { return true; }
     
     template <typename T, typename P> [[nodiscard]] static Result executeOperation(T&, P&) { return Result::Error("Implement executeOperation"); }
     // clang-format on