diff --git a/.changeset/cold-books-love.md b/.changeset/cold-books-love.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d46d1de61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cold-books-love.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/common": patch
+---
+
+`waitForIdle` now falls back to `setTimeout` for environments without `requestIdleCallback`.
diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils/waitForIdle.ts b/packages/common/src/utils/waitForIdle.ts
index 7dd4763cf8..2357965800 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/utils/waitForIdle.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/utils/waitForIdle.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 export function waitForIdle(): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    requestIdleCallback(() => resolve());
+    if (typeof requestIdleCallback !== "undefined") {
+      requestIdleCallback(() => resolve());
+    } else {
+      setTimeout(() => resolve(), 1);
+    }
   });
 }