diff --git a/src/gio.rs b/src/gio.rs
index 875181c..16ce1d8 100644
--- a/src/gio.rs
+++ b/src/gio.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ 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
     pub fn new(stream: T) -> Result<IOStreamAsyncReadWrite<T>, T> {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index af99e04..1ea658d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     unused_imports,
     unused_import_braces
 )]
-#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
 pub use tungstenite;
 
@@ -272,8 +271,7 @@ impl<S> WebSocketStream<S> {
     }
 
     /// Returns a reference to the configuration of the tungstenite stream.
-    pub fn get_config(&self) -> &WebSocketConfig
-    {
+    pub fn get_config(&self) -> &WebSocketConfig {
         self.inner.get_config()
     }