diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/fast_local.rs b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/fast_local.rs
index 69ee70de30c02..49b51a729e428 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/fast_local.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/fast_local.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::lazy::LazyKeyInner;
 use crate::cell::Cell;
 use crate::sys::thread_local_dtor::register_dtor;
-use crate::{fmt, mem, panic};
+use crate::{fmt, mem, panic, ptr};
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[allow_internal_unstable(thread_local_internals, cfg_target_thread_local, thread_local)]
@@ -237,8 +237,9 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn destroy_value<T>(ptr: *mut u8) {
     // Wrap the call in a catch to ensure unwinding is caught in the event
     // a panic takes place in a destructor.
     if let Err(_) = panic::catch_unwind(panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| unsafe {
-        let value = (*ptr).inner.take();
-        (*ptr).dtor_state.set(DtorState::RunningOrHasRun);
+        let Key { inner, dtor_state } = &*ptr;
+        let value = inner.take();
+        dtor_state.set(DtorState::RunningOrHasRun);
         drop(value);
     })) {
         rtabort!("thread local panicked on drop");
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/mod.rs
index 8b2c839f837d4..7500c95d8b473 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/mod.rs
@@ -91,13 +91,15 @@ mod lazy {
             }
         }
 
-        /// The other methods hand out references while taking &self.
-        /// As such, callers of this method must ensure no `&` and `&mut` are
-        /// available and used at the same time.
+        /// Watch out: unsynchronized internal mutability!
+        ///
+        /// # Safety
+        /// Causes UB if any reference to the value is used after this.
         #[allow(unused)]
-        pub unsafe fn take(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
-            // SAFETY: See doc comment for this method.
-            unsafe { (*self.inner.get()).take() }
+        pub(crate) unsafe fn take(&self) -> Option<T> {
+            let mutable: *mut _ = UnsafeCell::get(&self.inner);
+            // SAFETY: That's the caller's problem.
+            unsafe { mutable.replace(None) }
         }
     }
 }