diff --git a/src/gio.rs b/src/gio.rs
index 114db7e..d8ab9db 100644
--- a/src/gio.rs
+++ b/src/gio.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ pub struct IOStreamAsyncReadWrite<T: IsA<gio::IOStream>> {
     write: gio::OutputStreamAsyncWrite<gio::PollableOutputStream>,
 }
 
+unsafe impl<T: IsA<gio::IOStream>> Send for IOStreamAsyncReadWrite<T> {}
+
 impl<T: IsA<gio::IOStream>> IOStreamAsyncReadWrite<T> {
     /// Create a new `gio::IOStream` adapter
     fn new(stream: T) -> Result<IOStreamAsyncReadWrite<T>, T> {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5a52e65..bd0aa91 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     unused_imports,
     unused_import_braces
 )]
-#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "gio-runtime"), forbid(unsafe_code))]
 
 pub use tungstenite;