diff --git a/src/docker/local.rs b/src/docker/local.rs
index f7d0507d7..bd6f9ca30 100644
--- a/src/docker/local.rs
+++ b/src/docker/local.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run(
     // terminate or it may be a known interrupt return status (130, 137, 143).
     // simpler: just test if the program termination handler was called.
     // SAFETY: an atomic load.
-    let is_terminated = unsafe { crate::errors::TERMINATED.load(Ordering::SeqCst) };
+    let is_terminated = crate::errors::TERMINATED.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
     if !is_terminated {
         ChildContainer::exit_static();
     }
diff --git a/src/docker/shared.rs b/src/docker/shared.rs
index 005f53cb4..1045bd3ba 100644
--- a/src/docker/shared.rs
+++ b/src/docker/shared.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![allow(static_mut_refs)] // FIXME: Use correct types for CHILD_CONTAINER
+
 use super::custom::{Dockerfile, PreBuild};
 use super::image::PossibleImage;
 use super::Image;
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index bcb4d3595..0dad33bbb 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub use color_eyre::Section;
 pub use eyre::Context;
 pub use eyre::Result;
 
-pub static mut TERMINATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+pub static TERMINATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
 pub fn install_panic_hook() -> Result<()> {
     let is_dev = !crate::commit_info().is_empty() || std::env::var("CROSS_DEBUG").is_ok();
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ unsafe fn termination_handler() {
     // however, we'd need to store the engine path and the argument list as
     // a global CString and `Vec<CString>`, respectively. this atomic guard
     // makes this safe regardless.
+    #[allow(static_mut_refs)] // FIXME: Use correct types for CHILD_CONTAINER
     docker::CHILD_CONTAINER.terminate();
 
     // all termination exit codes are 128 + signal code. the exit code is
diff --git a/src/temp.rs b/src/temp.rs
index f9a180d2d..39ea74d1a 100644
--- a/src/temp.rs
+++ b/src/temp.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![allow(static_mut_refs)] // FIXME: use appropriate std types for `FILES` and `DIRS`.
+
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};