diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4942fd37d..2eaf31095 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ path = "./benchmarks/bench.rs"
 default = ["threading", "pylib"]
 flame-it = ["rustpython-vm/flame-it", "flame", "flamescope"]
 freeze-stdlib = ["rustpython-vm/freeze-stdlib"]
+jit = ["rustpython-vm/jit"]
 threading = ["rustpython-vm/threading"]
 
 ssl = ["rustpython-vm/ssl"]
diff --git a/vm/Cargo.toml b/vm/Cargo.toml
index 451a79df0..6f2d27f2e 100644
--- a/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ default = ["compile-parse", "threading"]
 vm-tracing-logging = []
 flame-it = ["flame", "flamer"]
 freeze-stdlib = ["rustpython-pylib"]
+jit = ["rustpython-jit"]
 threading = ["rustpython-common/threading"]
 compile-parse = ["rustpython-parser", "rustpython-compiler"]
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ rustpython-derive = { path = "../derive", version = "0.1.2" }
 rustpython-parser = { path = "../parser", optional = true, version = "0.1.2" }
 rustpython-compiler = { path = "../compiler", optional = true, version = "0.1.2" }
 rustpython-bytecode = { path = "../bytecode", version = "0.1.2" }
-rustpython-jit = { path = "../jit", version = "0.1.2" }
+rustpython-jit = { path = "../jit", optional = true, version = "0.1.2" }
 rustpython-pylib = { path = "pylib-crate", optional = true, version = "0.1.0" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.66", features = ["derive"] }
 byteorder = "1.2.6"
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs b/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
index 08e24c9b7..e8dc379fd 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
@@ -9,15 +9,19 @@ use crate::function::{OptionalArg, PyFuncArgs};
 use crate::obj::objasyncgenerator::PyAsyncGen;
 use crate::obj::objcoroutine::PyCoroutine;
 use crate::obj::objgenerator::PyGenerator;
+#[cfg(feature = "jit")]
+use crate::pyobject::IntoPyObject;
 use crate::pyobject::{
-    BorrowValue, IdProtocol, IntoPyObject, ItemProtocol, PyClassImpl, PyContext, PyObjectRef,
+    BorrowValue, IdProtocol, ItemProtocol, PyClassImpl, PyContext, PyObjectRef,
     PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TypeProtocol,
 };
 use crate::scope::Scope;
 use crate::slots::{SlotCall, SlotDescriptor};
 use crate::VirtualMachine;
 use itertools::Itertools;
+#[cfg(feature = "jit")]
 use rustpython_common::cell::PyMutex;
+#[cfg(feature = "jit")]
 use rustpython_jit::CompiledCode;
 
 pub type PyFunctionRef = PyRef<PyFunction>;
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ pub type PyFunctionRef = PyRef<PyFunction>;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct PyFunction {
     code: PyCodeRef,
+    #[cfg(feature = "jit")]
     jitted_code: PyMutex<Option<CompiledCode>>,
     scope: Scope,
     defaults: Option<PyTupleRef>,
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ impl PyFunction {
     ) -> Self {
         PyFunction {
             code,
+            #[cfg(feature = "jit")]
             jitted_code: PyMutex::new(None),
             scope,
             defaults,
@@ -227,6 +233,7 @@ impl PyFunction {
         scope: &Scope,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult {
+        #[cfg(feature = "jit")]
         if let Some(jitted_code) = &*self.jitted_code.lock() {
             return Ok(jitted_code.invoke().into_pyobject(vm));
         }
@@ -294,15 +301,24 @@ impl PyFunction {
         self.scope.globals.clone()
     }
 
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
     #[pymethod(magic)]
     fn jit(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let mut guard = self.jitted_code.lock();
-        match rustpython_jit::compile(&self.code.code) {
-            Ok(code) => {
-                *guard = Some(code);
-                Ok(())
+        // TODO move cfg onto function when https://github.com/RustPython/RustPython/pull/2120 lands
+        #[cfg(feature = "jit")]
+        {
+            let mut guard = self.jitted_code.lock();
+            match rustpython_jit::compile(&self.code.code) {
+                Ok(code) => {
+                    *guard = Some(code);
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                Err(err) => Err(vm.new_runtime_error(err.to_string())),
             }
-            Err(err) => Err(vm.new_runtime_error(err.to_string())),
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "jit"))]
+        {
+            Ok(())
         }
     }
 }